Earthquakes shake waters off Elfin Cove

The largest dot indicates where the 4.3 magnitude quake struck, surrounded by smaller aftershocks. (Alaska Earthquake Center)A series of earthquakes shook Southeast Alaska Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning. The epicenter of the quakes was located off the coast of Elfin Cove, 90 miles north of Sitka.
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Natalia Ruppert is a seismologist at the Alaska Earthquake Center in Fairbanks. She said the series of quakes began with a magnitude 3.9 just before 12 p.m. Monday.
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