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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the US state of Alaska on Friday (30), left buildings and houses under the influence of balloons and even broke the tarmac of some roads in the region
Despite this, no one was injured. in the aftermath of the earthquake, which even warned residents to protect themselves in the highest areas because of the fear of a tsunami, but this badumption has already been ruled out.
According to the US Geological Survey, the center of tremor is 31 km deep and is 12 km from Anchorage, the largest city in the state with 300,000 inhabitants. A second earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.8, hit the same area five minutes later.
From the beginning of the main quake, witnesses said that they ran to protect themselves under the tables and many left their homes and went to the streets.
Images show products fell to the ground in a market, the roof of a school damaged by earthquakes.
Because of its geographical position, Alaska often experiences many earthquakes. It's around 40,000 a year, the most important being the lowest intensity.
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