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OT: 7.1 Alaskan Earthquake

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OT: 7.1 Alaskan Earthquake

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OT:  7.1 Alaskan Earthquake

John Kaner

We were worried about East Coast family and friends and all that snow. Then at 1:30 AM we started shaking and it just kept getting stronger. The pendant light over the table was wildly swinging. This went on for minutes. It was 160 miles South of Anchorage, but felt 350 miles North in Fairbanks...

Sure, we have earthquakes regularly like California or Japan. This was bigger and just lasted so much longer.

Had 7.2 earthquake when stationed in the Azores. The buildings just crumbled, from the intense shaking. Most buildings lost were made of rocks and mortar, stucco finish. Roofs were tree branch network and tiles. 61 died, 400 injured and 70% homes demolished. Rough time out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Thank God for the mandatory earthquake tie-downs used in all housing here after that terrible one in 1964. We shook and shook and came out all right except the fear that lingers.

Thanks for letting me ramble, like I said, rattled...

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Glad all is well for you and yours!


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Thank you very much!


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john lucas

John Glad your OK. My Uncle died in the Earthquake of 64. He was in the Air force stationed in Anchorage if my memory serves me well. He actually died of a heart attack but it was during the earthquake. His son was my age and they came back to Indiana to live. I remember we would all have thick coats on and he would be wearing a T shirt. Guess he got used to the cold.

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John Kaner

John,

Sorry to hear about your uncle. They have videos of it and there are still places to see the damage. Earthquake Park has a huge depressed area where it dropped like 30 feet!

I know how he felt, March in Jersey, 50 degrees. I was sweltering. They're all bundled up, I'm wearing a tee shirt... LOL

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Cook Inlet

Jimmy Edwards

In the winter of 1968-69 I worked on the Dolly Varden platform in the Cook Inlet. We had an earthquake and the platform, derrick, drillpipe, everthing was rocking and rolling. Those of us that were sleeping were running around in our underwear with life jackets in 28 below weather trying to launch a survival boat. I've never been so scared. West Texans aren't geared for that sort of thing

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Re: Cook Inlet

John Kaner

Platforms are stiill out in Cook Inlet!

1981-82 stationed at Reese AFB, Texas. That's right Lubbock, up on the caprock. We had a strip at Terry County, about 45 miles out from Reese AFB. (Not to be confused with Terry County Airport) Big oil platform we passed each day. Our water well was over 700 ft deep. Nothing but cotton, tarantulas, jack rabbits and sandhill crains.