Category: News Author : Duncan Riley Posted: January 24, 2009
Tags : alaska earthquake, alaska earthquake information center, alaska news, alaska tsunami warning center, anchorage earthquake, ktuu
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook Anchorage, Alaska Saturday morning local time.
The U.S. Geological Survey advised that the quake’s epicenter was 161 miles southwest of Anchorage. There was no tsunami warning in effect. The quake occurred at a depth of 100 kilometers (62 miles).
The shake was felt throughout Anchorage, although there was no immediate reports of injury or damage.
Preliminary data indicated a 6.1 quake but this was later revised down.
Jan 26, 2009
I just know we are due for a big one soon. It may be Alaska, California or somewhere in the south! Yep, they just found a fault line in the south they say could produce a 7+ and there is no way the people in that area are prepared for such a massive quake. It is time for more ground sensors such as those produced and used by Quakefinder (http://www.quakefinder.com) to be installed in quake zones so we can seriously get down to the business of finding precursors to the major quakes. We can't save the buildings but we could save the people and animals.