After a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Anchorage on November 30 followed by some aftershocks, a tsunami warning has been issued by the Tsunami\u2026<\/b>
\nAfter a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Anchorage on November 30 followed by some aftershocks, a tsunami warning has been issued by the Tsunami Warning Center for the entire Cook inlet.
According to a report by Mirror Online, flights that were approaching the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport have been held in the air. Per the report, the water mains at the airport\u2019s building have been broken.
The quake struck at around 9:30 a.m. local time and because of the high magnitude, one resident is reported to have said that it felt like their house was \u201cgoing to come apart.\u201d
The tsunami warning has been issued for all of Cook Inlet and southern Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, the report said.
Shortly after the quake struck, Anchorage\u2019s National Weather Service (NWS) took to their Twitter and said that there was \u201cNO Tsunami danger with this earthquake,\u201d but following aftershocks, a warning was declared.
According to a report by CBS News, the U. S. Geological Survey initially said that the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.7 on the Richter scale. However, they later reduced that to 6.6. NWS Anchorage, however, said on their Twitter account that the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.0.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake just occurred near Anchorage. Please note there is NO Tsunami danger with this earthquake. Please stay tuned for any updates. #AKwx #Anchorage #Alaskaearthquake
\u2014 NWS Anchorage (@NWSAnchorage) November 30,2018
With the aftershock. The Tsuanami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for all of Cook Inlet #AKwx #earthquake
\u2014 NWS Anchorage (@NWSAnchorage) November 30,2018
On social media, people who experienced the quake shared some dramatic pictures which showed shelves and furniture overturned in shops and houses as well as collapsed ceiling tiles.
\u201cThere was just a MONSTER earthquake in Anchorage. I was getting coffee in a store at the time,\u201d one person wrote on Twitter, adding a picture of the shop which shows items on the floor that had fallen off the shelves during the quake.
Another user shared a video from a restaurant which captured the aftershock. The video shows lamps still swinging with food items and cutlery scattered on the floor.
A few seconds after earthquake at @middlewaycafe @ktva pic.twitter.com\/1AYrHHNCIm
\u2014 Manny A. Creech (@KTVA_Manny) November 30,2018
\u201cThis earthquake was felt in Fairbanks, Alaska, 360+ miles from Anchorage,\u201d one Twitter user said.<\/p>\n