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Earthquake Near Anchorage, Alaska

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May 16, 2012 – Moderate earthquake close to Anchorage, Alaska

Last update: May 16, 2012 at 4:14 pm by By 

Moderate earthquake close to Anchorage, Alaska
Preliminary Magnitude : 4.7 — Depth 57 km
Harmless earthquake because of the depth. Also because of the depth it will be well felt in the greater Alaska area

 

SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
USGS Southern Alaska May 16 15:02 PM 4.6 59.0 MAP I Felt It
USGS Southern Alaska May 16 15:02 PM 4.7 57.0 MAP I Felt It
  • Anchorage – Woke me at about 700 am and my dogs freaked out
  • Anchorage, AK @ airport – Definitely shook Ted Stevens International Airport…
  • East Anchorage, Alaska – My alarm for work had just gone off and I had hit the snooze button. I was laying there half asleep until the shaking started. It shook the house pretty good.
  • Alaska – Thought it was my cell phone vibrating on the bed at first… then it actually hit. No damage, but the house shook and creaked pretty good.

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2012/05/15/major-earthquakes-list-may-16-2012/

27 Feet of Snow Fall in Alaska

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27 Feet of snow for Alaskan community, Anchorage on the road to break record

Published on January 13, 2012 6:15 am PT
– By TWS Staff Reporter
– Edited by Staff Editor


Residents in Cordova are looking at another storm, according to meteorologists. 16 more inches on top of what has already fallen could come later tonight and in (TheWeatherSpace.com) – Cordova, an Alaskan Community centered in Southern Alaska, just east of Anchorage, is trying to fix what mother nature gave them and 27 feet of snow in one storm was what that gift was.

For the entire season, Cordova has received 172 inches of snowfall. However, the nearby area of Valdez has seen over 318 inches. Anchorage comes in topping at 81.3 inches.
Anchorage, Alaska has broken the record for the most snowfall in a year, being meteorologists use July1st as the start. However, for a winter season the city nears to break 132.8 inches of snowfall, a record set back in the 1954 to 1955 winter season

from:    http://www.theweatherspace.com/news/TWS-11312-27-feet-snow-alaska-storm-cordova.html