An Alaska earthquake happened Thursday morning, and several citizens claim that it was so strong it resembled the notorious 1964 temblor.
According to New York Daily News, the earthquake that struck a large swath of Alaska had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2.
It started to shake the ground at 9:51 a.m. and many things were reportedly knocked off shelves, leading a lot of local residents to take cover.
Fortunately, no reports regarding injuries and significant damage were made following the Alaska earthquake, which had its epicenter 80 miles northwest of the state's largest city.
As per a statement from the Alaska Earthquake Center, the grumbling lasted for about a minute in some areas.
The earthquake center was identified to be in Fairbanks, which is already 250 miles northeast of the epicenter, yet authorities said that the tremor was felt even there.
"It was about 15 seconds of long-period shaking, sort of like you're on a boat," the Alaska Earthquake Center research technician, Sara Meyer, said.
In a downtown Anchorage establishment, employees said they felt the quake from their office, which is on the top floor of the six-story building.
"My computer tower fell off my desk," judicial assistant Ellen Bozzini said, adding that everyone stood in doorways until evacuation was ordered.
Bozzini also revealed that they took the stairs in rushing outside of the building and waited for about 20 minutes after the grumbling before they were allowed to return to their posts inside the establishment.
The emergency management official said that amid the Alaska earthquake, no reports of major damage or any injury were made. Tsunami warnings were also said to be out of the picture.
An Alaska Auction Company employee, Debra Pearce, said she has lived in Alaska for many years now and this was the strongest Alaska earthquake she felt since the traumatic 1964 temblor, reported KHON2.com.
The 1964 Alaska earthquake is said to be the second-highest magnitude ever recorded in the history of Alaska. It was a magnitude 9.2 and it resulted to tsunamis that killed 131 people.
"This was akin to that, the way it hit real hard and rolled and rolled and rolled and rolled, and you didn't know if it was just going to pick up or not," Pearce said of the recent earthquake.
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