Was the recent earthquake felt in Willow Alaska?
A strong earthquake jolted Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday, sending people diving under desks and huddling in doorways but apparently causing no damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 struck about 24 miles from the town of Willow at 11:28 a.m. The epicenter was 58 miles from the state’s largest city, Anchorage, where the rumbling continued for several moments. “Things were swinging pretty good and shaking, like pictures on the wall, bottles rattling — and my blood pressure went up at least 20 points,” said Pam Rannals, a bartender in Talkeetna, about 30 miles from the epicenter. “We had bears in the parking lot last night and now the earthquake. Those are the talk of the town.” She said she hadn’t heard of any damage and even the liquor bottles stayed put. There also were no immediate reports of damage or injury anywhere else, but the shaking was felt over a wide swath of southcentral Alaska, the most populated region of the vast state. Sources:
http://www.examiner.com/x-12837-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Alaska-rocked-by-earthquakes-274-in-past-week According to a report by the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska has had 274 earthquakes in the past week. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake rocked Southern Alaska at 11:28 a.m. Alaska Time Zone on June 22, 2009. This would be 3:28 p.m. in Eastern Time Zone and 12: 28 p.m. in Pacific Time Zone. The earthquake was felt in Skwentna, Alaska; Willow, Alaska; Susitna, Alaska; and Anchorage Alaska. Sources: http://www.examiner.
According to a report by the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska has had 274 earthquakes in the past week. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake rocked Southern Alaska at 11:28 a.m. Alaska Time Zone on June 22, 2009. This would be 3:28 p.m. in Eastern Time Zone and 12: 28 p.m. in Pacific Time Zone. The earthquake was felt in Skwentna, Alaska; Willow, Alaska; Susitna, Alaska; and Anchorage Alaska. An official statement from the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued at 11:20 a.m. Alaska Time, on June 22, 2009 stated that a tsunami would not be generated as a result from the earthquake. However additional studies and surveys will be conducted by the United States Geological Survey to determine the earthquakes effects, and tsunami risks. Sources: http://www.examiner.
