Thousands Lose Power After Alaska Earthquake Damaged Buildings, Roads

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Thousands of people in Alaska were left without power after a major earthquake just north of Anchorage damaged buildings, roads, and other infrastructure.

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit at 5:29 p.m. UTC just eight miles north of the city, which has nearly 300,000 people. A 5.2 magnitude quake hit soon after.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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