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A minor earthquake gave Anchorage a brief shake early Friday, as local students returned to school amid the start of the Alaska State Fair.
The 7:34 a.m. temblor had a preliminary magnitude of 3.8, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center, and struck about three miles southeast of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at a depth of 21.4 miles.
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