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Quake? >> but does tell me it was a strong fairly major earthquake and people are trying to protect themselves. and in the days and weeks to come, there's also the possibility of large aftershocks for there should be so prepared for them as well. >> harris: anything in particular that you would say about the aftershock situation based on the heavy activity of earthquakes in that region that you're telling us about? >> 7.0, frequent aftershocks on and off throughout the next few days. that will taper off inside the magnitude over the week and months to come. they will feel numerous aftershocks ...

7,000 homes and businesses without power. one of the substations is ban online and no reports of lines down. that's good news for first responders trying to get to the various business districts and neighborhoods to help those that might be in need. the amazing thing is the fire chief said that he did not find any major structural damage to any of the buildings in anchorage, which after a 7.0 earthquake which is stronger than the northridge earthquake, that is astounding and a very big testament to the city's very strict building codes. you mentioned earlier, alaska airlines had suspected thei...

The bigger inconveniences are coming to light now. the train service throughout the biggest geographical state in the country has been suspended. not just in anchorage but the entire state. alaska's congressional delegation is about to hold a news conference. we'll bring that to you live. meantime, the very latest on what we're looking at here. dan springer in seattle with more on that. hi, dan. >> hi, neil. a lot of damage, this quick happened at 8:30. 7.0 magnitude. the magnitude came in earlier at 6.6, 6.7 but rose getting up to 7. it had and 19 miles under the surface at point mackenzie, w...

8.1 caused tsunamis to antarctica. this plots where the quicks were in the past ten days. this is the center here. just close to anchorage. the reason it's so concerning is the proximity to anchorage. and all those red, those are aftershocks. there's a lot going on here. the worst was the 7.0. that aftershock was a 6.6. because of that, there was initially a tsunami warning across the cook inlet. just want to tell you real quick, we don't have much more daylight, about three more hours left. it's 26 degrees. tomorrow the temperatures go up to 40 degrees as they continue

Seismologist for alaska and director of the earthquake center in fairbanks. tell us what you know, mike. >> i think your listeners know we had a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in alaska. very close to anchorage. that's what makes this event notable. large earthquakes are not uncommon in alaska, but five miles away from downtown anchorage is. >> dana: what do you know then about the possible damage that anchorage is looking at in terms of having to clean up? we had the sarah palin tweet from wasila. but that damage could be widespread? >> this earthquake was about 30 miles beneath the surface of the ...