Aftereffects of the magnitude 7.1 natural disaster that rattled Southcentral Alaska early Sunday morning are still being felt on the Kenai Peninsula. The upgrade back to 7.1M comes amid reports of a home explosion and fire. Seismologist Michael West, however, said that the recent incident is the strongest quake that hit Alaska’s south-central area in decades.
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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says he’s relieved there wasn’t more damage given the severity of Sunday’s magnitude 7.1 quake. But flames started coming under a wall, and the officer backed off to let firefighters finish the work, Sandahl said.
About 30 homes total were evacuated in the Kenai neighborhood. Fortunately, all the firefighters were out of the area so there were no fatalities or injuries reported due to this incident. Initial reports didn’t indicate any severe damage, she says: ” Shortly after 2:00 a.m., the Anchorage Police Department reported that it has not received any major reports of damage or injury as a result of the strong quake”. Alaska quake unnerved the residents of the area on Saturday night.
Power outages were reported in several parts of the city, including Government Hill, Midtown and at the Fifth Avenue Mall.
“The house started to shake violently”. “Dishes were crashing, and we sprinted toward the doorway”.
A 150-foot section of the road was damaged in the quake. “It’s a miracle we didn’t bust our tires on it”, he said.
The Anchorage fire department continues to field numerous reports of water and gas line breaks with the full toll of damage yet to be tabulated. “Get up!’ said”, Associated Press reporter Mark Thiessen.
The hashtag #akquake trended early Sunday on Twitter as people shared their experiences and posted photos of items that had fallen off walls and shelves.
After reaching his mother’s house, Sayers checked on his grandparents, who live about a mile away.
Bruce Shelley with ASD maintenance said 12 teams of two to three people are combing the district looking for any structural damage.
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The good news is that there is no danger of a tsunami caused by the quake, the National Weather Service announced after reviewing all available data.
