Alaska Earthquake

Alaska Earthquake
@Marcyaz (35316)
United States
January 25, 2016 9:21am CST
Yesterday a 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake has hit Alaska. Two smaller earthquakes hit one was a 4.2 and the other a 3.0. that stuck within 30 minutes of the larger quake. It was said that the The quake's epicenter hit near Cook Inlet, 162 miles southwest of Anchorage. It was about 50 miles deep. It seems that at first it felt soft but then it kept getting bigger.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
25 Jan 16
We had one in Europe too, 6.2 Magnitude between Spain and Morocco.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
25 Jan 16
@LadyDuck When was this, if it was on the 24th it could have been part of the one that hit Alaska.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Jan 16
@LadyDuck That is very strange how it happens in more than one place in the world.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
26 Jan 16
@Marcyaz Yes, it happened on the 24th, I judge more or less 5 hours after the one in Alaska.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
25 Jan 16
I would expect Alaska to very prone it earthquakes.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
25 Jan 16
@Asylum It seem they are prone to a lot of smaller Earthquakes.
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@Blondie2222 (28610)
• United States
26 Jan 16
I heard about that too i know a few people that live there. I hope all is safe and there was no deaths because of it.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Jan 16
@Blondie2222 I didn't hear of any deaths just some buildings damaged. I haven't heard any updates on it.
@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jan 16
This really scares me. Washington state has been having many too.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
25 Jan 16
@celticeagle There seem to be more earthquakes lately then in quite a while.
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Jan 16
@Marcyaz ...And its past time in my neck of the woods.
• United States
25 Jan 16
Yes I read about that Marcy. I hope that no one was injured and that the damage was not too much. Hard enough living in Alaska I imagine.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
25 Jan 16
@TiarasOceanView Hoping that there was not too much damage and people were not injured too badly. Yep I would not want to be living there.
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• United States
25 Jan 16
@Marcyaz I would not be able now, too out of shape to be trudging in the snow lolz
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
25 Jan 16
@TiarasOceanView Yep I know what you mean I couldn't either.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
10 Feb 16
We don't have earthquakes where I live so I have no idea what it is like but I know it can cause damage and take away peoples lives which is very scary. I hope this one didn't cause too much damage or injure / kill anyone.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
11 Feb 16
@VivaLaDani13 I also hope you never experience an earthquake either.
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• Perth, Australia
11 Feb 16
@Marcyaz I have only seen Earthquakes in movies or on the news and yeah I know what you mean. I've at least seen dry land because of droughts but I would freak out watching land open up from an Earthquake. When I was little, I went to this place here called SciTech. It is still around today and I've been quite a lot but it's a place where you can learn all sorts of things but when I was little, the place had a little house built inside and you sit in it, and it starts to shake to get you to experience an Earthquake. It was fun but at the same time it gives you a feel of what can happen and it tells you what to do if you were ever in that situation. When I say house it was more like a very small room. It was as if you were sitting in a small kitchen. Great experience but hope I never experience the real thing.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
26 Jan 16
I hope this earthquake will not create a lot of wounds. And the electricity can still run without problems as it is so cold in Alaska. It will feel worse to be power off after the earthquake.
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