A close-up look at the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Alaska today

Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think

The first earthquake measured 7.0, and the subsequent aftershock measured 5.7.
No serious injuries or deaths have been reported so far.
People immediately took to social media to post images and videos of the earthquakes’ aftermath.

Two earthquakes measuring 7.

0 and 5.7 rumbled Anchorage, Alaska on Friday morning, causing roads to split open and people to take cover under whatever shelter they could find.

The first and more powerful earthquake struck 7 miles north of Anchorage, a city of about 300,000 people, just before 8:30 a.m. local time. In buildings across the city, windows shattered, cereal boxes fell from grocery store shelves, and lights flickered on and off. Minutes later, a powerful aftershock rocked the city again.

Officials issued a tsunami warning after the back-to-back quakes, though it was later lifted without incident.