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DEC 1 2018 ALASKIAN EARTHRQUAKE :warning: (EFFECTS (aftershock: 5.8…
DEC 1 2018 ALASKIAN EARTHRQUAKE :warning:
WHAT IS AN EARTHQUAKE
When 2 tectonic plates rub against each other
If they destroy parts of society, it will become a natural disaster
EFFECTS
aftershock: 5.8 richter scale (5 min after)
shattered roads
rocked buildings
fractured roads
fallen ceiling tiles
disrupted electrical service and knocked out traffic lights in Anchorage
large section of overpass colasped
cracks in 2 storey downtown building
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF ALASKA
It is near the ring of fire
WHAT HAPPENED
richter Scale: 7.0
no deaths or serious injuries reported
centred about 12 kilometres (7 miles) north of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city
Anchorage population of about 300,000