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>> all right, so that just shows you how chaotic it is in anchorage. the local affiliate broadcasting with the technology they have in their pockets. not even aware that it's going out on cnn. we have been dipping into local coverage and hearing the sirens and the alarms. we have been talking to people who are there in anchorage describing the damage that you can see here from the 7.0 earthquake near anchorage. i want to get in a quick break and we'll be right back.

To hospitals and schools. those after shocks just keep on coming. the terrifying moments the massive 7.0 earthquake rocked anchorage. women on the sixth floor of this courthouse ducking under desks and the building rocked for what was 90 seconds. >> oh, my god. >> it's okay. >> reporter: the quake forcefully shaking the airport before the lights go out. trying to run out of terminals, alerting inbound flights not to land. >> there was an earthquake here. >> reporter: on the ground outside the airport this row

And methane is a much more active global warming gas than carbon dioxide. so there's a lot of problems associated with the permafrost. be when you're talking about melting that has occurred. i have an update here and i'm glad you're on the phone with me. the associated press now has revived what it was being told that is now reporting a 7.0 earthquake. >> that is not too surprising. they are often low and they go up with time. >> harris: does 6.6 to 7.0 much of a jump in terms of damage or injury is that might see? >> that is fairly large so to speak. we can see a factor just going to say offh...

To work. a lot of people are really stuck on the road, infrastructure problems and everybody is trying to get out at once in school actually texted out all the parents to come pick up their kids, so there's just a major gridlock right now. >> harris: these are helpful details as we try to understand the last that i had from the usgs was very calm, would be a lot of damage because 7.0 is big but that you live do this activity all the time. heavy refill anything like this? >> i experience when i first moved up here from new york, i felt a 7.6 in 2002. that was a couple hundred miles away, so it ...

>> we're 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 d...