7.0 and 5.8 Earthquake near Anchorage

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Boy, they have some big ones up there.

"A large earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck Alaska near Anchorage early Friday morning, damaging roads and buildings, knocking out power and sending people fleeing from buildings and to safety beneath door jambs.
The epicenter was just north of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. It violently shook the most populous region of the state as people were settling in to work and school."

"There were several reports of serious damage. The Glenn Highway was closed north of Eagle River because of damage and an onramp at the interchange of International Airport Road and Minnesota Boulevard collapsed.
The Seward Highway is closed at mile 112 -- that’s at McHugh Creek -- in both directions because of a rockslide, said Alaska Department of Transportation spokeswoman Meadow Bailey."

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