26-01-2016 00:57 via seattletimes.com

Alaska quake Q&A: Geologists explain state’s vulnerability

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A massive weekend earthquake in Alaska cracked a road, broke natural gas lines and destroyed four homes. But the magnitude-7.1 quake wasn’t the first or even the biggest temblor to rock the state. Four of five U.S. earthquakes occur in Alaska, a state more than twice the size of Texas. But […]
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