Alaska: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!

[Snowboarder_Bo]

Back-to-back earthquakes!

Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 rocked buildings and shattered roads Friday morning in Anchorage, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a warning to residents in Kodiak to flee to higher ground for fear of a tsunami.

The tsunami warning was lifted without incident a short time later. There were no immediate reports of any deaths or serious injuries.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the first and more powerful quake was centered about 7 miles (12 kilometers) north of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, with a population of about 300,000. People ran from their offices or took cover under desks.

All flights were halted at the airport after the quake knocked out telephones and forced the evacuation of the control tower, and the 800-mile Alaska oil pipeline was shut down while crews were sent to inspect it for damage.

No reported deaths yet tho, so that’s good.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

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Typo edited. Though I had an image of you dancing holding sake.

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

Lotta tear up on highways.

[Snowboarder_Bo]

@IvoryTowerDenizen

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Typo edited. Though I had an image of you dancing holding sake.

Thanks! I hope it was an enjoyable image; I don’t drink, tho.

[Chefguy]

Already a thread on this.

[Snowboarder_Bo]

@Chefguy

Already a thread on this.

My apologies; I missed your thread when I started this one and have asked the mods to merge them.

[Chefguy]

None necessary. I have no pride of ownership in these matters.