- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Anchorage, Alaska Friday.
- Social media images and videos show destroyed roads, schools being evacuated, and items falling off shelves in stores.
- Authorities have instructed planes not to land in the state and issued a tsunami warning for the aftershocks.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Anchorage, Alaska Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The full extent of the damage isn’t yet clear, but people have already taken to social media to post photos and videos of what they experienced.
According to testimonies and videos people on the ground, the earthquake tore apart roads, knocked items from shelving, and led schools to evacuate. Airports in Alaska reportedly instructed planes not to land.
One student said the earthquake cracked his school „in half,“ posting pictures of torn floors and ruined roads
This earthquake straight cracked my school in half pic.twitter.com/kdm1O1yjb6
— Josh Bierma (@jlennyb) November 30, 2018
— Josh Bierma (@jlennyb) November 30, 2018
— Josh Bierma (@jlennyb) November 30, 2018
This is Vine rd rn 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Y6SEHE7Wua
— coco (@cocoathebaddest) November 30, 2018
Anchorage’s Vine Road was reportedly devastated
This is Vine rd rn 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Y6SEHE7Wua
— coco (@cocoathebaddest) November 30, 2018
People in stores and coffee shops posted photos of item falling from shelves
Everyone just sprinted out of the coffee shop I was at in anchorage in the middle of a huge earthquake pic.twitter.com/IRxBA3Y4EE
— Nat Herz (@Nat_Herz) November 30, 2018
Earthquake just happened right now i ’m actually shaking pic.twitter.com/PoZGOlJGWS
— Alyson Petrie (@AlysonPetrie7) November 30, 2018
Pipes broken pic.twitter.com/a60pf39JyH
— Chase (@Chase_AK) November 30, 2018
Inside Anchorage Alaska airport when #earthquake just hit. Crazy. Shit falling from ceiling. Aftershocks now. pic.twitter.com/Nku1XYhSHI
— David Scharff (@David_Scharff) November 30, 2018
Another student posted a video of his school evacuating
— Robbie 8 days 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 (@Robboy_Robbo) November 30, 2018
Things swung from ceilings
The lights are still swinging around pic.twitter.com/WatGPKYjw3
— Nat Herz (@Nat_Herz) November 30, 2018
#earthquake @ktva pic.twitter.com/JWwDzWH674
— Prem (@MrPniroula) November 30, 2018
With the earthquake’s aftershocks, the National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning for Alaska’s Cook Inlet region. You can find safety updates on the NWS Anchorage’s Twitter feed.
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