Lettow, people walk along Vine Road after the earthquake. “I just jumped under my desk and had to ride it out,” Peterson said. Philip Peterson was in a multistory building in downtown Anchorage as the structure swayed and coffee mugs fell from tables and tiles from the ceiling. Bill Walker has issued a disaster declaration. One was a custodial employee who had injuries related to broken glass and one student had a possible broken wrist. That is their desks.”īishop added that of the 48,000 students and 6,000 adults in the school system, only two injuries were reported. “Students know to drop, get under something and hold on. “Students did a great job with their training and earthquake preparation,” she said. The Anchorage School District canceled classes Monday and Tuesday to assess damage. Hettrick also said the fire and police departments haven’t received any reports of missing people. There were no reports of missing people, authorities saidala. Helicopters and drones were assessing infrastructure across the region. Dan Joling/APĪuthorities don’t have firm figures on damage yet, though the Anchorage Police Department reported “major infrastructure damage” around the city. The earthquake sent items falling off the shelves Friday. The quake was centered 10 miles northeast of Anchorage. The 7.0 earthquake sent residents scurrying for cover when it hit about 8:30 a.m. “That would have given people a shake and probably a bit of a scare given what they went through yesterday,” he told CNN. Friday was the second-biggest since a 5.7 temblor hit minutes after the main quake, said Gavin Hayes, a research geophysicist with the USGS. More than a dozen were higher than magnitude 4 and a handful greater than magnitude 5, Falsey said.Ī 5.2 aftershock about 11 p.m. Most of the smaller earthquakes since Friday’s big one were not felt. “At this point, though, we’re not seeing a significant amount of bridge damage,” Falsey said. The communication lines are opening,” Falsey said. In Alaska’s largest city – with a population of about 300,000 – airports, hospitals, emergency services and most businesses were operating. No fatalities or serious injuries were reported, officials said. “We know that we have to be prepared because we’re never impervious to earthquakes or the weather,” he said.
I would characterize this as a demonstration that Anchorage is prepared for these kind of emergencies.”īerkowitz said during a Saturday night press conference the city was returning to normal. “But in terms of a disaster, I think it says more about who we are than what we suffered. “It’s interesting how things look different in the light of a new day,” Anchorage Municipal Manager Bill Falsey said, adding that aftershocks have been tapering off. Still, local officials said that life was slowly returning to normal after Friday’s magnitude 7 earthquake, even as 4 to 8 inches of snow was expected Sunday. 7.0 Alaska quake damages roads, brings scenes of chaos
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