The Hawaiian hot spot is still moving and contributing to the seismic activity of the Ring if Fire. There is some real damage to Anchorage. They are going to need some help. The roads alone are an issue.The Pacific Plate has been very active.
By Rachel D'oro
In this image (click here) courtesy of Dr. Holy A. Bell, books and ceiling tiles litter the floor at the The Mat-Su College library in Anchorage, Alaska
...Cracks could be seen (click here) in a two-story downtown Anchorage building. It was unclear whether there were injuries....
...People went back inside buildings after the first earthquake struck, but the 5.8 aftershock about five minutes later sent them running back into the streets....
In many ways, Alaska is a frontier and there can be people in the surrounding area that may have been affected. USGS would like to hear from people that FELT the quake so long as they can respond.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake (click here) struck north of Anchorage, Alaska on November 30, 2018 at 8:29 a.m. local time (17:29:28 UTC).
Visit the USGS event page for more information. For estimates of casualties and damage, visit the USGS Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) website.
If you felt this earthquake, report your experience on the “USGS Did You Feel It?” website for this event.
For information about tsunami watches, warnings or advisories, visit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tsunami website.
The USGS operates a 24/7 National Earthquake Information Center in Colorado that can be reached for more information at 303-273-8500.
It is amazing the USA has this level of information almost instantly. The USGS does a really great job. The Big Lake Quake goes to Cook Inlet and all the way north to the Alaskan Range (mountains). There are some seismic activity that goes beyond the mountains.
2018-11-30 20:26:54 (UTC)
M 5.2 - 17km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska (click here)
Seismic activity surrounding Anchorage (click here)
There are a couple of volcanos in that region. Mount Redoubt is one of them. Mount Spurr is there, too. With a 7.0 quake followed by significant other quakes like the one at Big Lake requires an assessment of those mountains with a potential to eruption. AIRPLANE SAFETY. Just a brief look without an extensive assessment. Be careful.
I would suggest if there is even evidence of steam from those volcanos the airline paths need to be averted.
It is amazing the USA has this level of information almost instantly. The USGS does a really great job. The Big Lake Quake goes to Cook Inlet and all the way north to the Alaskan Range (mountains). There are some seismic activity that goes beyond the mountains.
2018-11-30 20:26:54 (UTC)
- 61.369°N 150.044°W
M 5.2 - 17km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska (click here)
Seismic activity surrounding Anchorage (click here)
There are a couple of volcanos in that region. Mount Redoubt is one of them. Mount Spurr is there, too. With a 7.0 quake followed by significant other quakes like the one at Big Lake requires an assessment of those mountains with a potential to eruption. AIRPLANE SAFETY. Just a brief look without an extensive assessment. Be careful.
I would suggest if there is even evidence of steam from those volcanos the airline paths need to be averted.
