The Alaska Earthquake Center reports that a small earthquake has hit the Prince William Sound region of Alaska.
The Fairbanks-based center says a magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck at 11:48 a.m. Sunday about 24 miles (39 kilometers) northwest of Valdez, which has about 3,900 residents. The center adds that residents of Valdez felt it.
The earthquake had a depth of 11 miles (18 kilometers.)
