As the US Geological Survey reported, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocked buildings in Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. However, the US National Weather Service reported that the quake of a 7.2 magnitude.
No official information on casualties is immediately available.
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) November 30, 2018
Alaska Governor Bill Walker issued a declaration of disaster.
According to US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the seismic activity caused severe damage to the roads, bridges and water pipes in the city. Besides, social media users claim there were power outages across the city.
"BIG earthquake in Alaska," Zinke said via Twitter. "Reports of severe damage to roads, bridges and water pipes. Aftershocks still possible. Tsunami threat around the entire Pacific coast."
Major quake here in Anchorage. You can see power outage across much of the city. Lots of damage. #earthquake #anchoragequake pic.twitter.com/nsgeoJf579
— Don Rearden (@donrearden) November 30, 2018
According to the scientific agency, the seismic activity was centred about 7 miles (12 kilometres) north of Anchorage.
As Associated Press reported, their correspondent witnessed cracks in the building. Besides, according to the news agency, people in the city were prompted to run out buildings or seek shelter under their office desks.
Breaking: Massive Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Anchorage, Alaska. NWS has issued a tsunami warning for the area. pic.twitter.com/7Kfmd5F09G
— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) November 30, 2018
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
— Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49) November 30, 2018
Following the quake, a tsunami Warning was announced for coastal areas of Cook Inlet and southern Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.
A Tsunami Warning has been issued for Western Prince William Sound; Susitna Valley; Anchorage; Kodiak Island; Western Kenai Peninsula. E…
— NSWN Tornado Alerts (@NSWN_Tornado) November 30, 2018
The tsunami warning has been cancelled for Alaska later, the National Weather Service (NWS) said in a statement on Friday. "The Tsunami Warning in Alaska that accompanied this morning's M7.0 earthquake has been cancelled," the NWS said via Twitter.
