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Residents of Anchorage and surrounding parts of Alaska are recovering after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake centered approximately seven miles north of Anchorage, and several aftershocks have hit the area with one quake felt 350 miles away in Fairbanks.
Alaska resident Janice Knight is the wife of former Mountain Home resident Lynn Knight, and she says the quake caught nearly everyone by surprise, due to the impact and the length of time it lasted.
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Knight says the major earthquake lasted a couple of minutes, but Alaskans are still feeling long-lasting aftershocks. She says there is a lot of damage in the area.
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Knight goes on to add residents are storing water and checking their gas lines, and local hospitals are starting to fill up.
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At the most recent update, no serious injuries or fatalities have been reported.
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