Compelling Images Reveal the Damage Caused by a 7.0 Earthquake in Alaska

Last Friday morning, around 8:30 a.m., residents in Anchorage, Alaska, awoke to a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. The phenomenon struck close to the city, crumbling roads and splintering buildings. Residents had only seconds to dive for safety and wait out the disaster.

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake hit approximately 10 miles northeast of Anchorage, at a depth of 21 miles. In the days that followed, over 190 mini-earthquakes also occurred.

Amidst the panic, the disaster triggered a tsunami warning. Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz commented on the stressful situation, saying: “It was very loud when it came. It was very clear that this was something bigger than what we normally experience. We live in earthquake country so folks … but this was a big one.”

Photos that have surfaced since the incident reveal the chaos that was caused by the earthquake. Following are 10+ photographs that reveal the extent of the disaster:

I just got sent home from work after a massive earthquake in Anchorage, #Alaska : pic.twitter.com/gOXsUrzdGT

— Ryan Hobbs (@RyanHobbsMMA) November 30, 2018

Vine Road, south of Wasilla, was heavily damaged in by the #akearthquake. An aerial view today. pic.twitter.com/m9Qhr0rdzg

— Marc Lester (@marclesterphoto) November 30, 2018

Highway exit ramp collapses

after 7.0 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake.

Note the SUV stuck in the middle of roadway!

?#Alaska #Quake #FridayFeeling pic.twitter.com/ZD9DcOfFK3

— Tom Hall ☘ (@TomHall) November 30, 2018

https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1068627941167439872

https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1068627941167439872

Here’s the islanded car at the wrecked anchorage off ramp. pic.twitter.com/626As53hzF

— Nat Herz (@Nat_Herz) November 30, 2018

This is Vine rd rn ??? pic.twitter.com/Y6SEHE7Wua

— coco (@cocoathebaddest) November 30, 2018

Said Kristin Dossett, a resident of Palmer, Alaska: “It was absolutely terrifying. It shook like I have never felt anything shake before.”

”It just didn’t stop,” Dossett continued. “It kept going and got louder and louder, and things just fell everywhere — everything off my dressers, off my bookcases, my kitchen cupboard. Just broken glass everywhere.”

This is Vine rd rn ??? pic.twitter.com/Y6SEHE7Wua

— coco (@cocoathebaddest) November 30, 2018

Pipes broken pic.twitter.com/a60pf39JyH

— chase (@Chase_AK) November 30, 2018

Pipes broken pic.twitter.com/a60pf39JyH

— chase (@Chase_AK) November 30, 2018

Here’s the 7.0 earthquake that hit Alaska today. Scary stuff. pic.twitter.com/OurxEL6nu8

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) November 30, 2018

I had a leave day today but I’m getting photos from my staff at the library. Broken pipe, lots of books off shelves, ceiling tires down. #akearthquake #earthquake #anchorage pic.twitter.com/gBoJbioaqh

— liz in the library with a mask on (@lizinthelibrary) November 30, 2018

Hope everyone is OK. This my wife, son & dogs inside during the #earthquake in Palmer, AK. I felt it in Fairbanks. Just broken stuff at our house. #Wyze pic.twitter.com/LMP7U5FJxR

— TugboatE (@ewnelius) November 30, 2018

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h/t Mashable, Forbes, CNN