Coverage from the alaska earthquake where a 7 magnitude quake rocked the statist largest city in anchorage. About 300,000 people live there. So far no reports of anybody killed or badly injuries. Police say theres major infrastructure damage across the city, this is minnesota drive. Were told its a major road in anchorage. You can see parts of its collapsed this morning. Cops say its a similar story across much of the city. With roads and bridges closed and a lot of buildings and homes damaged. A look here inside television station ktva, the newsroom here. We havent gotten a lot of reports. They had a bunch of awards on the wall. Theyre on the ground new. Producers gave us a look around. A studio camera there. They were recording when the after shock hit. We were outside until it completely stopped. Thats when were getting an aftershock now. A little aftershop. You just experienced a live aftershock. That was we did exactly what we told you to do. We got under the desk. Shepard no question this earthquake was a strong one. Initial reports had it a 6. 6 and raised it to a 7. 0, is about four times stronger. Crews are still assessing the damage. Government offices have closed. More than 100 schools sent kids home. This struck at 8 30 a. M. Rebuilding and recovering will be likely measured in months. For now at least, reasons to be grateful. Nobody reported dead. Folks that live in alaska, no doubt as tough as they come. Trace gallagher reporting from the west coast. Trace . Communications are getting back online now, this is coming in real time. Lets begin with a checklist of the primary infrastructure. Aside from damage to roads and bridges and buildings, a lot of access roads are open and flowing or in the process of being reopened. We were just notified the seward highway has been shut down because of a rock slide. Residents are being told across the city to stay put for the time being and there are numerous reports of water main breaks around the area. No evidence to suggest the water is unsafe to drink. Experts say its better to err on the side of caution and drink bottled water if possible. For electricity, reports of widespread Power Outages across anchorage. One of the primary substations has just gone back online. So far there are no reports of powerlines being down. Thats good news for First Responders trying to get to the various Business Districts and neighborhoods to help those in need and survey the damage. The runways at the anchorage airport are not damaged and they are accepting incoming flights. Flights are not taking off. The roads to and from the airport are damaged. So you cant get there and you cant leave. We just have been notified that alaska airlines, the major carrier, has suspended operations. The air Traffic Control tower is in operation, but because of the aftershocks, the controllers are not in a tower. Theyre in a vehicle near the tarmac getting the last flights coming in. The Alaska Pipeline has been shut down as a precaution. No indication of damage to the line. As you mentioned, School Children are being gathered at various shelters. Parents are being notified about their childrens whereabouts. Many parents clearly are not in a position right now to pick up their kids, so the kids can stay at these shelters as long as they need to be there. As a point of reference, alaska is about the most earthquake prone place on the planet. If you look at the u. S. Geological survey charts, alaska has small tremblers about every 15 minutes. Today was a monster. 7. 0. Much bigger than the San Francisco earthquake in 1989 and about twice the size as the northridge quake in 1994. Todays quake was 8. 5 miles outside of anchorage, meaning it was close and 25 miles deep. That is a moderately deep quake, which is good news. While it can be felt across a wider area, being that wide means the earth helps dissipate a lot of the quakes energy. The communications are just kind of getting back on. Were getting firsthand information, shep. As we get more, well keep you updated on whats going on in anchorage. So far its not a good picture, shep. Shepard trace, thanks. That earthquake hit at 8 30 local time. Days are short in anchorages so sunrise was at 9 45. The sun will set before 4 00 p. M. This afternoon. Theyll have less than six hours of light. I say this because they want to get all that they can get done before the sun goes down in the way of cleanup and making shove that everybody is okay. Lets go to senator Lisa Murkowski of last last that is good enough to join us from capitol hill. What are you hearing from home, senator . Its a very serious, serious mess in alaska. Its a tragedy. As you know, 7. 0 on the Richter Scale is a huge earthquake. We do have a lot of earthquakes in alaska, but this magnitude that we have seen is really very troubling. The early reports are very concerning in terms of damage to infrastructure, the roads, the concern about power being out. Its cold at home right now. Its about 25. Theres snow on the ground. The damage that were seeing is quite concerning. We have resources coming together as we speak. Sparing no effort to ensure that there is a coordinated response, but this has been a very, very, very hard wakeup call for the Population Center of our state in anchorage. Shepard the governor has declared a state of emergency i just read while you were speaking, senator. I wonder what sort of federal assistance may be warranted. Do you know . We dont know. So much is preliminary as we get the records in. Were getting pictured posted on facebook. We know the damage to infrastructure, the roads, the bridges particularly in this area, are a great concern. Theres damage to the schools. Its a big issue. Shepard senator murdkowski let you catch your breath there. Lets go to alaska. Chris woodridge said he was on the tenth floor when the earthquake hit. How are you doing . Thing good, shep. Shepard tenth floor. Thats high for an anchorage building, huh . Pretty high. I have to admit, i was scared. Ive been through earthquakes before. I went through the quake in tacoma in the early 2000s, which was, you know, pretty intense. This was much, much more intense. Really got my attention. Shepard do you have a sense for how long it shook there . Ive heard people saying it seemed to go on forever, which i guess they all do. Yeah, i would have said the same thing. I would have said two minutes. Shepard thats a long time. Yeah, while i was on hold while the senator was talking, i could feel aftershocks. Were still getting aftershocks. Its been an intense morning. Shepard what was happening around you as things were shake something what were you seeing and hearing . Well, my first thought was to get away from the windows. Im in an office with a lot of windows. I went to the doorway. It was still dark outside. I looked out over the city. I could see a lot of pops. I assume transformers going out. And then all my colleagues were coming out of their offices, trying to get to a position where they would be safe and figure out whats going on. I thought it would pass quickly. It seemed to go on. Shepard our viewers are looking this video i dont know if you can rerack this here. But the first time i saw it, i didnt realize the significance of it. Youll notice in the on the horizon on the righthand side of the screen, watch that. See where its at the timed . The flash there. Looks like power is out all over the place. I was surprised im sure power did go out. I was surprised the power was on, being in as many areas as it was. I fully expected power to go out but didnt in our building. We have a large Bank Building across from us. Power did go out in their building. They seem to be the only one the right around it. Everybody else had power. A little odd. Traveling through town, heading towards the airport now. If i can get out, which doesnt look like im going to. Shepard i dont think it will be easy today. But i was wondering, sometimes earthquakes feels like its rolling. Sometimes feels like a sledge hammer. What did this shake quake feel like . This felt like a tremble. Constant shaking. Didnt seem like a roll. It was just constant trembling. And the after shocks have been frequent. Im seeing that they had been after shocks like a 5. 4, which is after shocks go is nothing to sneeze at. No. Some have been a little longer, especially after the initial earthquake. A pretty good after shock within 10 or 15 minutes. I had to be back in the doorway again. Our understanding is that the airport is minimalist at the airport. That getting around theres some infrastructure damage on the roads and that sort of thing. I dont get you have a sense yet for big picture, what its like around town. I dont. I have been listening to the radio. Theres been a lot of reports of gas line breaks, water breaks. Currently the airport has had a water break. Theres something going on i guess in the terminal building where the tower is. I heard the ramp that goes up to the departure level is closed. Theyre saying stay out of the parking garage where i have to return my rental car. Im not sure what ill do there. But yeah, its still a dynamic situation. Shepard good luck. Thanks, chris, for calling in. On the line from anchorage. Back to senator murkowski from alaska. Do you have a sense for when well have a handle on how widespread it is, how bad it is and who needs what . That review is beginning as we speak. It began several hours ago. Ive spoken with the regional head of fema, the director is on his way to alaska along with a second in command of fema. Peter gainer who will be onside working already with a local Resource Management team that is on the ground. The state and local teams that are in place already. But we know that a tragedy of this magnitude will require outside resources. The governor has declared a disaster. We will work on our end here to ensure that we have whatever resources may be called upon to assist in the aftermath of this quake. As of this point in time, we dont know the full extend that were dealing with. Shepard we dont. Senator, were thankful to learn that we have no reports of serious injuries and no reports of deaths. We hope it stays that way. It would be a Silver Lining for sure. All the best to our friends in alaska on getting it back together. Thank you. We appreciate that and the prayers of so many. Were going to need them in the aftermath. Shepard senator Lisa Murkowski from alaska where theyre having a short but difficult day. Ahead, more coverage of the powerful earthquake. 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Were being told by the Fire Department there were three fires after the earthquake. All have been put out. No injuries, no major damage. The Fire Department is saying that they have gone around the city and have not seen significant structural damage in the city of anchorage. Thats amazing. The mayor has echoed that saying that having gone through this size earthquake and not having any major structural damage is a testament to how prepared they have been. If you dont know, alaska gets earthquakes pretty much everyone 5 minutes. Trembles. You can feel some, cant feel some. The building codes in alaska are among the most stringent in the country, maybe the most strict in the entire country. This is a really a very strong statement in favor of that. We should also point out that there is no damage to the port of alaska. That is a big deal. You have a lot of industry going in and out of there. Even though weve been told this lasted a minute, 1 1 2 minutes, it was fairly deep. 25 miles. So that energy spread for a long way. It was felt as far as 400 miles away. If the earthquake is shallow, say three, four, five miles, its akin to someone grabbing a blanket and shaking the blanket. You know the ripples you get. Thats what happens to the ground. In an earthquake this size, 7. 0, you worry a lot about liquifaction in this case. The roads, you can see theyre bad. Transportation is bad. Power is in the process of getting back on. The Fire Department says no major structural damage in the city of anchorage, which is astounding. Shepard thats great. Trace gallagher live from the west coast. We just got a president ial tweet. The president in buenos aires. He just tweeted to the great people of alaska, youve been hit by a big one. Please follow the directions of highly trained professionals there to help you. Your federal government will spare no expense. God bless you all. An earthquake every 15 minutes in alaska. Didnt know that. 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