5.4 and 4.0 Earthquake Strike Alaska

Monday has been quite a wild ride for the folks over in Alaska where there have been a series of earthquakes since this afternoon. The first earthquake was at 11:28 a.m local time 88km outside of Anchorage.

"This event was felt widely in the Anchorage area and as far away as Fairbanks," the Alaska Earthquake Information Center said in a statement.

Several aftershocks followed the main 5.4 quake, including a 4.0 magnitude one near the epicenter of the first earthquake.

The Alaska Earthquake Information Center also said that another earthquake occurred at11:55 a.m. with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6. This earthquake took place in the state's Andrean of Islands region.

For more information and maps check out the US Geologica Survey's (USGS) page on Alaska.