News, Live Updates: Large earthquake rocks Anchorage, Alaska, causing 'major infrastructure damage' (Hope: credit, calculation)

[JD59]

A massive earthquake -- registering 7.0 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey -- rocked Anchorage, Alaska Friday, sending debris crashing to the ground, damaging buildings and causing "major infrastructure damage," officials said.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/magnitude-...ry?id=59523391

[pnwguy2]

Congrats on Anchorage being really prepared for this. I think the no loss of life is a credit to Alaska preparedness.

I lived in Anchorage in the mid-90's, and experienced a few jolts, mostly between 4.5 and 5.3.

I would caution Alaskans to think this is actually the big one, however. The '64 Quake, not even as close to Anchorage as this one, was 9.2 on the scale. I'm not sure of the calculations, but I think that would make that quake about 100+ times stronger. Fortunately, they don't happen very often. But just a sense of comparison.

[countrylv22]

Originally Posted by John1960

A massive earthquake -- registering 7.0 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey -- rocked Anchorage, Alaska Friday, sending debris crashing to the ground, damaging buildings and causing "major infrastructure damage," officials said.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/magnitude-...ry?id=59523391

Amazing! Thank God, everyone is OK!

Prayers for Alaska!

[Remington Steel]

This news has seemed to take a back seat to the news of Bush's passing. Glad no one was injured or killed though.

[riceme]

Originally Posted by pnwguy2

Congrats on Anchorage being really prepared for this. I think the no loss of life is a credit to Alaska preparedness.

I lived in Anchorage in the mid-90's, and experienced a few jolts, mostly between 4.5 and 5.3.

I would caution Alaskans to think this is actually the big one, however. The '64 Quake, not even as close to Anchorage as this one, was 9.2 on the scale. I'm not sure of the calculations, but I think that would make that quake about 100+ times stronger. Fortunately, they don't happen very often. But just a sense of comparison.

Actually, a magnitude 9.0 is 33x33, or approximately 1,000 times stronger than a 7.0 on the Richter scale.

Here's a good little spiel on EQ magnitudes. There's a quick video in here with some graphics and stuff

https://www.livescience.com/31464-ea...explained.html

[Maxman778]

Originally Posted by pnwguy2

Congrats on Anchorage being really prepared for this. I think the no loss of life is a credit to Alaska preparedness.

I lived in Anchorage in the mid-90's, and experienced a few jolts, mostly between 4.5 and 5.3.

I would caution Alaskans to think this is actually the big one, however. The '64 Quake, not even as close to Anchorage as this one, was 9.2 on the scale. I'm not sure of the calculations, but I think that would make that quake about 100+ times stronger. Fortunately, they don't happen very often. But just a sense of comparison.

It really is a testament to how well prepared they were. It could have been much worse.

[Parnassia]

Originally Posted by Remington Steel

This news has seemed to take a back seat to the news of Bush's passing. Glad no one was injured or killed though.

It has been extremely annoying. I guess if anyone HAD been injured or killed the news stations would have drooled all over it. Because the state doesn't tend to panic and happens to be prepared, you can't hear a thing. I haven't been able to get much if any national or world news since Friday all because of the passing of this political relic. News agencies always forget that there is an entire planet still spinning despite their opinion about what is newsworthy. Not that I have anything specific against the man but do we really need a repeating roll out of every single candid and posed photo of him and various political has-beens for two days? Little rambling anecdotes from everyone who ever spoke a word to him?

[bmw335xi]

The lack of life destruction is why it hasn't stayed in national news that much, which is a good thing.

[SonyMakr]

Hope everyone is ok, have some relatives up there

[SonyMakr]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

The lack of life destruction is why it hasn't stayed in national news that much, which is a good thing.

I don't know, everything seems to pass from the news quickly these days. Thank god no one was hurt though