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Recent earthquakes in anchorage alaska12/1/2023 ![]() ![]() “I can’t get out of here fast enough,” Dykes said. It was built on rollers to protect it from seismic events. The Anchorage law firm worker still has vivid memories of her basement office in a building swaying back and forth during the November earthquake. With no end to the seismic action in sight, Laura Dykes said her upcoming vacation trip to Las Vegas will be a huge relief from the stress she now experiences. Rupert expects the temblors to continue for months, although the frequency has lessened, from about 200 daily to a couple dozen a day. Most were too small to feel, but 20 have had magnitudes of 4.5 or greater. There have been more than 7,800 aftershocks since the main earthquake struck 7 miles (11 kilometers) north of Anchorage, the state’s most populous city. Dennis Keeling, of Instant Services, measures for a broken window at an auto parts store following the earthquake. That one “reminded people again that it’s not over yet,” said seismologist Natalia Rupert at the Alaska Earthquake Center. The latest big aftershock happened last Sunday - a magnitude 5.0 jolt that flared already frayed nerves and prompted panicky posts on social media. Many of the aftershocks are so small that people don’t notice them, like a recent one that Connor didn’t feel at school - but his teacher made all the students dive under their desks to be safe. “I feel like the house won’t hold up,” he said. When the big aftershocks hit, Connor fears his home will collapse. They shake the earth far less than the 7.0 magnitude quake that sent a mirror, TV and dishes crashing to the ground in the Anchorage home where Connor lives with his mother, father and 11-year-old brother.īut the seemingly never-ending aftershocks deepen quake anxiety for the second-grader and many other Alaska residents in the wide swath of the state shaken by the Nov. US soldier allegedly kills wife, stashes body in storm drain - then fakes distress on Facebook and helps mom look for herĪlaskan homes are devoured by river in glacial break floodingĪNCHORAGE, Alaska - Seven weeks after a massive earthquake rocked Alaska, aftershocks are still shattering 7-year-old Connor Cartwright’s sense of safety. Rescued baby walrus that needed constant cuddles dies ![]() 2 presumed dead in plane crash at Alaska national park: authorities ![]()
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