How much damage was done in Alaska by the recent earthquake?
AN FRANCISCO, June 22 (Xinhua) — Several moderate earthquakes rocked U.S. state of Alaska on Monday with no immediate reports of damage, the Alaska Earthquake Information Center said. A 5.4-magnitude earthquake first occurred at 11:28 a.m. local time in the state’s Cook Inlet region, about 88 kilometers from Alaska’s largest city Anchorage. “This event was felt widely in the Anchorage area and as far away as Fairbanks,” the Alaska Earthquake Information Center said in a statement. The quake was followed by several aftershocks, including one with a preliminary magnitude of 4.0 in the same region. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center announced that it also located an earthquake that occurred at about 11:55 a.m. in the state’s Andrean of Islands region with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6. Sources: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/23/content_11584087.
By RACHEL D’ORO – 5 hours ago ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A strong earthquake jolted Alaska’s most populous region Monday, sending residents and office workers diving under desks and huddling in doorways but causing almost no damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.4 magnitude temblor struck about 24 miles from the town of Willow at 11:28 a.m. The rumbling lasted several moments in Anchorage, 58 miles from the epicenter, and was felt as far south as Kenai and north to Fairbanks, a span of 300 miles. “Things were swinging pretty good and shaking, like pictures on the wall, bottles rattling — and my blood pressure went up at least 20 points,” said Pam Rannals, a bartender in Talkeetna, about 30 miles from the epicenter. “We had bears in the parking lot last night and now the earthquake. Those are the talk of the town.” Sources: http://www.google.
