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Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Near Anchorage, Alaska

posted by martyb on Friday November 30 2018, @11:20PM   
from the shake-rattle-and-roll dept.

takyon writes:

Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Alaska, Damaging Roads, Buildings

In Anchorage, Alaska, people took refuge under tables and fled outdoors on Friday morning, as a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck just north of the city.

Some roads, bridges and buildings have been damaged, and schools and some businesses are shuttered for the day. Gov. Bill Walker has issued a declaration of disaster.

Anchorage police report "major infrastructure damage" across the city. "Many homes and buildings are damaged," the police department says. "Many roads and bridges are closed."

A tsunami warning was temporarily issued for coastal regions of Cook Inlet and the Southern Kenai Peninsula, but it has since been canceled.

The earthquake struck just before 8:30 a.m. local time (12:29 p.m. ET). The epicenter was about 8 miles north of Anchorage, at a depth of some 25 miles.

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• I've been there (Score: 3, Funny) by Snotnose on Saturday December 01 2018, @01:25AM

  by Snotnose (1623) on Saturday December 01 2018, @01:25AM (#768537)

  Half the population is on cruise ships. I doubt an earthquake will even be noticed by them. Tsunamis? Fun ride for the passengers.

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  When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.

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