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Alaska earthquake in Anchorage aftermath: VIDEO

Friday, November 30, 2018
Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 rocked buildings and shattered roads Friday morning in Anchorage, Alaska.
ANCHORAGE -- Cereal boxes and packages of batteries littered the floor of a grocery store after the earthquake Friday morning that rocked buildings in Alaska's largest city, and picture frames and mirrors were knocked from living room walls.

VIDEO: Damage to Anchorage television station KTVA

Alaska earthquake leaves Anchorage TV station KTVA heavily damaged


Photographs posted to social media sites showed damage that included collapsed ceiling tiles at an Anchorage high school and buckled roadway pavement in places.

VIDEO: Damage to roadway near Anchorage airport
Alaska earthquake damages road near Anchorage airport


Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined.

Officials have canceled a tsunami warning for coastal areas of southern Alaska following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that shook Anchorage.

National Tsunami Warning Center senior technician Michael Burgy said the tsunami warning was automatically generated. Officials monitored gauges to see if any underwater landslides would generate tsunami waves. Because there were none, the warning was canceled.

In this photo provided by Jonathan M. Lettow, people walk along Vine Road after an earthquake, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Wasilla, Alaska.AP
In this photo provided by Jonathan M. Lettow, people walk along Vine Road after an earthquake, Friday morning, Nov. 30, 2018, in Wasilla, Alaska.AP
In this photo provided by Jonathan M. Lettow, people walk along Vine Road after an earthquake, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Wasilla, Alaska.AP
Aisoli Lealasola prepares to clean up fallen cases of beer in a cooler at a liquor store, Value Liquor, after an earthquake on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska.AP
Adriel Matavo, left, and Aisoli Lealasola work in a walk-in cooler to clean up fallen cases of beer at a liquor store, Value Liquor, after an earthquake on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.AP
Cases of beer lie jumbled in a walk-in cooler at a liquor store, Value Liquor, after an earthquake on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska.AP
Dennis Keeling, of Instant Services, measures for a broken window at an auto parts store following an earthquake Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska.AP
Workers inspect an off-ramp that collapsed during a morning earthquake, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska.AP
Energy Services North employees prepare to replace a fallen street light in Anchorage, one of the effects of the morning's earthquake which caused damage to the local area.AP
Tristan Covina helps clean up broken glass in the offices of Institute Alaska in Anchorage, Alaska following the morning's earthquake which caused damage to the local area.AP
Dennis Keeling of Instant Services measures to replace broken glass at an auto parts store in Anchorage following the morning's earthquake which caused damage to the local area.AP
A tow truck holds a car that was pulled from on an off-ramp that collapsed during a morning earthquake on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska.AP
The interior of the police headquarters building in Anchorage, Alaska, is littered with debris following an earthquake Friday morning, Nov. 30, 2018.AP
A customer at Anchorage True Value hardware store shops in the partially cleaned-up paint aisle after an earthquake Friday morning, Nov. 30, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska.AP
Workers inspect an off-ramp that collapsed during a morning earthquake, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska.AP
Items from two shelves that came unbolted from a wall are strewn across the floor of the stockroom of Anchorage True Value Hardware following an earthquake Friday morning.AP
Cans of paint and other items litter the stockroom floor of Anchorage True Value Hardware after a morning earthquake on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska.AP
People stand outside the police headquarters building in Anchorage, Alaska, is littered with debris and closed following an earthquake early Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.AP
A tow truck driver assesses a car stuck on a section of an off-ramp that collapsed during an earthquake Friday morning, Nov. 30, 2018 in Anchorage, Alaska.AP
In this photo provided by Jonathan M. Lettow, people walk along Vine Road after an earthquake, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Wasilla, Alaska.AP
A car is trapped on a collapsed section of the offramp in Anchorage, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.AP
Staffers begin the cleanup process after an earthquake caused damage at the Alaska Institute of Oriental Medicine in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.AP
Dennis Keeling measures for a broken window at an auto parts store in Anchorage, on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.AP
A car is trapped on a collapsed section of the offramp off of Minnesota Drive in Anchorage, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.AP
A car is trapped on a collapsed section of the offramp of Minnesota Drive in Anchorage, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.AP
This photo provided by David Harper shows merchandise that fell off the shelves during an earthquake at a store in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.AP

Police had told residents of the island community of Kodiak to head to higher ground.

The quake damaged buildings in Anchorage and buckled roads and sent people running into the streets.

There were no immediate reports of serious injuries or deaths.




The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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