Jan 24, 2016 12416 the red cross has arrived on the kenai peninsula and is assisting with keeping the kenai armory open for evacuees overnight. California earthquake created a massive crack in the. A 150foot section of kalifornsky beach road near kasilof was damaged in the magnitude 7. Her son, joshua boyd, brought a selfie stick to see inside the fisure. Jan 25, 2016 southern alaska is well instrumented, and this earthquake is of the style and type that we would expect in this area. A long crack stretches along a length of road in nikiski, alaska on friday, nov. Brown via getty images a major earthquake that rattled southern california on thursday left only minor injuries and no deaths but sparked fires and damaged buildings. January 24, 2016 wasilla, ak andrew sayers was driving near kasilof, alaska, when he encountered large cracks in the road where he vaulted over it and wondered how he didnt pop his tires related videos. Hold both ends of a pencil and snap it in two in an upward direction. Cracks in the road at mile 19 of the kenai spur highway can be seen. Photo by kelly sullivan peninsula clarion stephanie boyd and her children drove down kalifornsky beach road to assess the 150foot crack caused by the magnitude 7. Alaska time and was centered 53 miles west of anchor point in the kenai peninsula, which is about 160 miles southwest of. Geological survey on its website lists the temblor at magnitude 7. Kelly sullivanpeninsula clarion via ap by clyde hughes monday, 25 january 2016 07.
Tyrrel corveia, 14, lifts a piece of the road surface along a crack in kalifornskybeach road near kasilof, alaska, sunday, jan. Alaska time and was centered 53 miles west of anchor point in the kenai peninsula, about 160 miles southwest of anchorage, according to. Alaska time and was centered 53 miles west of anchor point in the kenai peninsula, which is about 160 miles southwest of anchorage, according to the u. Southern alaska is well instrumented, and this earthquake is of the style and type that we would expect in this area. For mushers in the 300mile northern lights 300 sled dog race, the big earthquake came and some were negotiating an icy trail on the frozen yentna river, which started bucking and cracking. Jan 25, 2016 a 150foot section of kalifornsky beach road near kasilof was damaged in the magnitude 7.
Borough to get earthquake damage funds from state peninsula. Tyrrel corveia, 14, lifts a piece of the surface along a crack in a road near kasilof, alaska, following sundays magnitude7. Kenai peninsula residents got a rude awakening early sunday. Sundays earthquake wrecks roads in southcentral alaska public. Emsc european mediterranean seismological centre provides real time earthquake information for seismic events with magnitude larger than 5 in the european mediterranean area and larger. Ive tried searching earthquake crack on one look reverse dictionary and the reverse. Though one lane of kalifornsky beach road was still open to traffic sunday afternoon, many drivers heading between kenai and kasilof stopped of their own volition. Corveia lives in a yurt and said she woke up to the structure shaking on its stilts, but said the home sustained no damage. Cones mark a crack on kalifornskybeach road near kasilof, alaska, sunday, jan. In this photo provided by vincent nusunginya, items fallen from the shelves litter the aisles inside a safeway grocery store following a magnitude 7. Usgs professional paper 544a, text usgs publications repository. Alaskas state seismologist, michael west, called it the strongest earthquake in the states southcentral.
Tyrrel corveia, 14, had her parents drop her off near the 150foot crack on kalifornsky beach road near kasilof sunday, jan. Repair of structural walls severely damaged after chilean 2010 earthquake duration. There were no reports of injuries, but four homes were lost to explosions or fire following the quake. Vehicles drive over a crack on highway 178 south of trona, after a 6. The earthquake was caused by a tectonic plate being pulled down. A large crack has caused the closure of a main highway between reno and las vegas after a large earthquake early friday morning. If you see a half inch crack, it means the foundation heaved upward or sunk downward half an inch. School monday on the kenai peninsula will take place like normal with just a few adjustments to bus schedules near kasilof to avoid the damaged area of kbeach road.
Jan 24, 2016 no injuries reported but some damage as 7. Jan 24, 2016 tyrrel corveia, 14, had her parents drop her off near the 150foot crack on kalifornsky beach road near kasilof sunday, jan. Jan 25, 2016 tyrrel corveia, 14, lifts a piece of the surface along a crack in a road near kasilof, alaska, following sundays magnitude7. Alaska time and was centered 53 miles west of anchor point in the kenai peninsula, which is about 160 miles southwest of anchorage, according to the us. Kenai peninsula communities report minimal damage following 7.
The closeness to the epi center may not have been con ducive to development of damag. The earthquake that rattled southern alaska early sunday morning could be followed by aftershocks for weeks. Concrete crack repair using the torque lock structural crack. A crack in kalifornsky beach road near kasilof has. The earthquake was widely felt by anchorage residents. Alaska earthquake increases in size to magnitude 7. But the anchorage and valdez police departments said they hadnt received any reports of injury or significant damage. Jan 26, 2016 cones mark a crack on kalifornskybeach road near kasilof, alaska, sunday, jan. Stephanie boyd, front, and her children assess a crack in the pavement of kalifornskybeach road following a magnitude7. Jan 27, 2016 though one lane of kalifornsky beach road was still open to traffic sunday afternoon, many drivers heading between kenai and kasilof stopped of their own volition. Tyrrel corveia, 14, lifts a piece of the road surface along a crack in kalifornskybeach road near kasilof, alaska, on sunday, following a magnitude7. Photos show highway cracks and lopsided houses from a 6. Alaska quake renews focus on states emergency readiness.
Sundays earthquake wrecks roads in southcentral alaska. Alaska earthquake destroys homes, forces evacuations. Corveia lives in a yurt and said she woke up to the structure shaking on its stilts, but said at the end her home sustained no damages. The alaska earthquake center said it hit on the west side of cook inlet, about 65 miles west of the kenai. The state will reimburse earthquake repairs at hope school and nikiski. Alaskas state seismologist, michael west, called it. Old foundations and cracks have minimal impact on seismic. Earthquake in southern alaska reclassified to magnitude 7. There were no reports of injuries, but four homes were lost to. They wanted to see the gaping cracks in the pavement that occurred when a magnitude 7.
Jan 25, 2016 cones mark a crack on kalifornskybeach road near kasilof, alaska, sunday, jan. According to shannon mccarthy with the state department of transportation and public facilities, kalifornsky beach road was closed. The fault line is the plates underground and stuff. Im talkin about right on the surface of the ground. They wanted to see the gaping cracks in the pavement that occurred.
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