A 5.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Wednesday (April 2), according to the United States Geological Survey.

The earthquake was centered on Attu Station at a depth of 11.8 kilometers (about 7.3 miles). The USGS said it received zero reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication.

The Attu Station earthquake was reported hours after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Tuesday (April 1), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 11.4 kilometers (about seven miles).

The Alaska earthquake was reported one day after a 4.0-magnitude earthquake was reported in Nevada on Monday (March 31), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 6.2 kilometers (about 3.9 miles).

The Nevada earthquake was reported one day after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake was reported in Tonga on Sunday (March 30), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles).

The Tonga earthquake was reported two days after a deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Southeast Asia on Friday (March 28). More than 2,700 people were killed in relation to the earthquake, which was centered in Myanmar (Burma), officials announced in an update on Sunday (March 30) via ABC News.

Min Aung Hlaign, chairman of the Myanmar State Administration Council, invited "any country, any organization" to help in relief efforts, a rare request for the isolated junta. A video captured near Bangkok's popular Chatuchak market showed onlookers screaming and running from the scene in a panic.

A video captured near Bangkok's popular Chatuchak market showed onlookers screaming and running as a skyscraper with a crane came crumbling down on Friday. The Myanmar earthquake was centered in Mandalay at a depth of 10 kilometers (about six miles), according to the United States Geological Survey.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was reported in Burma minutes later, according to the United States Geological Survey. Another 5.1-magnitude aftershock was also reported on Sunday afternoon.

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