“A large section of road near the Anchorage airport collapsed, marooning a car on a narrow island of pavement surrounded by deep chasms in the concrete.”
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“Officials opened an Anchorage convention center as an emergency shelter. Gov. Bill Walker issued a disaster declaration.“
Powerful back-to-back earthquakes buckle Alaska roads, tsunami warning lifted
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My sister says they appear to be evacuating the hospital due to the warning of a possible larger quake.
Where do you even evacuate a hospital to?
Looking for more information, so far this:
“10:45 a.m.
The Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage says it has canceled elective surgeries and that the hospital experienced multiple water leaks.
The hospital says in a statement that there was not a large influx of patients after the quake rocked Anchorage Tuesday morning.
There were no reports of serious injuries or deaths and there were no reports of injuries at the hospital.“
The Latest: Parts of Anchorage highway destroyed by quake
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“Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Director of Marketing and Public Relations Alan Craft reported only minor damage following the earthquake that rocked Southcentral Alaska Friday morning.
“No injuries to staff, no injuries to patients,” Craft said. “All safe. All staff are coming in.”
Craft said the hospital is in prepared for the potential of an influx of patients should that occur.
“We are fully operational. Nothing has happened that is impeding our ability to care for patients,” Craft said.
Craft said the Mat-Su Urgent Care centers in Palmer and Settlers Bay are also open, fully operational and accepting patients.”
Breaking News Update: Glenn Highway closed
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BREAKING: Emergency declared for Anchorage earthquake in wake of massive damage
“The Anchorage Police Department will be shifting to an emergency deployment plan, partnering with the National Guard and other agencies to conduct damage assessments.“
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“The Alaska Regional Hospital js reporting damage, but the ER is still open. They have cancelled appointments after a water pipe break due to the quake.”
Power outage map:
Power Outage Map | Chugach Electric Association, Inc.
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“Office Closure Notice
Due to the earthquake, state offices will be closed in Anchorage on 11/30/2018 for the remainder of the business day as damages are assessed.
Find updates at 1-877-326-5551 and sign up for office closure text alerts here.“
State of Alaska
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“Anchorage Police Chief Justin Doll says he is unaware of reports of deaths or serious injuries following the earthquake that rocked the state's largest city.”
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“It was felt 350 miles (560 kilometers) away in Fairbanks.“
Bloomberg -
URGENT: The Latest: 'A Gym Full of Screams' as Quake Rocks School
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The earthquakes destroyed an off-ramp at Minnesota Drive in Anchorage. (Dan Joling/AP)
David Harper via REUTERS
Photos Show Anchorage, Alaska, After Back-To-Back Earthquakes | HuffPost
-more photos at link
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“Anchorage Police Chief Justin Doll said he had been told that parts of the Glenn Highway, a scenic route that runs northeast out of the city past farms, mountains and glaciers, had "completely disappeared."
The quake broke store windows, opened cracks in a two-story building downtown, disrupted electrical service and disabled traffic lights, snarling traffic. It also threw a full-grown man out of his bathtub.“
Major damage after magnitude-7 earthquake in Alaska
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'Like a freight train': Massive earthquake rocks Anchorage, Alaska
“Dr. Owen Ala, 40, an orthopedic surgeon who was operating on a hand fracture at the time of the quake, said the quake sounded "almost like a freight train is coming through."
A lifelong Alaksan, Ala said that he's lived through a number of earthquakes before but this was the largest one yet.
"It definitely felt the strongest, not just by a little bit. It was by far the strongest that any of us had felt," he said.
"This one you could barely stand up," he said, noting how he and his team were "holding on to the patient to make sure they don't fall off the table."“
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Live updates: Earthquake rattles Anchorage, Alaska - CNN
“They also have forecast for estimate economic losses.
Right now they are estimating there is a 35% chance of 100 million to a billion in economic losses. There is a 25% chance that economic losses will be over a billion.”
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“Earthquakes common in Alaska, says United States Geological Survey
Earthquakes are common in this region, says the United States Geological Survey. Over the past century, 14 other earthquakes of 6.0 magnitude and above have occurred within 150 km (93.2 miles) of the earthquake that hit this morning near Anchorage.
Two such earthquakes -- a 6.6 magnitude quake in July 1983 and a 6.4 magnitude quake in September 1983 -- seem similar to today's earthquake.
They were at similarly shallow depths, and caused damage in the region of Valdez, east of Anchorage.
The biggest earthquake that has hit Alaska was a 9.2 magnitude giant in March 1964, an interface thrust faulting earthquake that ruptured over several hundred kilometers between Anchorage and the Alaska-Aleutians trench, and to the southwest.“
