Huge Earthquake Rocks Buildings in Anchorage

CBS ^ | November 30, 2018 | staff

[Trump_the_Evil_Left]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has rocked buildings in Anchorage, prompting people to run out of offices and seek shelter under office desks. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was centered about 7 miles north of Alaska's largest city.

Officials issue tsunami warning for coastal areas of southern Alaska after earthquake. There was a tsunami alert for Cook Inlet, the National Weather Service in Anchorage said on Twitter.

[tomkat]

Another poster on that sinise site said the airport (Anchorage) is closed indefinitely.

[smokingfrog]

It’s huge but not Yuge!!

[pollywog]

A 6.6 is not a huge earthquake.

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It all depends on the depth and intensity. A 6.6 can be more damaging that say a 7.5 if the depth is more shallow.

[goodnesswins]

Their daughter let me know they are OKAY...everything that was in cabinets or on shelves is on floor, but no broken windows.

[dfwgator]

At least it didn’t happen during the height of the Cruise season.

The natives can deal with these things.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Listened to air traffic a while ago. Very busy.

[tomkat]

But now they get to deal with all that chaos in the dark for the next 16 hrs  :-\

[tomkat]

‘Very busy’ as in still open for flights ?

Gotta wonder if any of their runways are fubar like that road pic upthread ?

[DuncanWaring]

Cascadia Subduction Zone:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one

[MinuteGal]

There's the famous "San Andreas Fault"...and the "San Jacinto Fault"....now, of course, we have the "It's Trump's Fault".

Leni

[tomkat]

Lots of static from incoming craft, but sounds like they're still trying to handle traffic:

Anchorage International Airport (PANC) - Live Aviation ATC Web Player

[blueplum]

heard from Big Lake. Cracks in the walls, all the kitchen cabinet contents on the floor, and the dog won’t come back in the house. Uncle is in Wasilla and can’t get thru major road, trying back roads now. Cell service back on.

[pas]

Why are their office desks outside the building but they work in the building.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Was wondering also.

[dfwgator]

The snowmobiles might come in handy.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Monitoring KFQD talk radio. Aftershocks continue. Local folks calling in:

https://www.kfqd.com

[LibWhacker]

Day and Night and the three phases of twilight which, from lightest to darkest, are called civil, nautical and astronomical twilight. Here's a map showing the areas of light and dark around the world right now:

The 3 twilight phases on a world map

Visibility is still quite good during civil twilight, the period just before sunrise and just after sunset. You can see Alaska in the top left corner.

[janetjanet998]

PALIN ON QUAKE: ‘Pray for Alaska, Our Family is Intact, Our House is Not’ Former Governor of Alaska and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin posted an update on social media just minutes after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake

[stars & stripes forever]

DUTCHSINSE QUAKE commentary immediately following 7.0 Alaskan earthquake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LF8LjEVXxA

[LibWhacker]

Here's a better one specifically for Anchorage:

https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/anchorage