7-magnitude earthquake damages buildings, roads in Alaska

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News ID: 32220
Publish Date: 9:52 - 01 December 2018
TEHRAN, December 01 - An earthquake with a preliminary 7-magnitude shook Alaska on Friday, damaging roads and buildings, and disrupting air traffic in and out of the state's largest city, officials said.

7-magnitude earthquake damages buildings, roads in Alaska

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The quake was first felt at about 8:30 a.m. near Anchorage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was of 6.6-magnitude. The National Weather Service called it a 7-magnitude quake. The Alaska Earthquake Center in Fairbanks initially rated it a 6.6-magnitude earthquake but later upgraded it to 7.

Source: UPI

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