Alaska Cruise Ships Earth Quake
The earthquake was measured at a 92 on the Richter scale and lasted 4 minutes.
Alaska cruise ships earth quake. Lisa Murkowski proposed a bill Wednesday that would allow cruise ships carrying more than 1000 passengers and bound for Alaska a permanent exemption from the Passenger Vessel Services Act. Currently theres no reports of any major damage. At the tail end of the 2011 cruise season Alaska suffered a major 71 magnitude earthquake this morning at 655 am ET.
No tsunami warning was issued. On Friday the first large cruise ship in 21 months Royal Caribbean Internationals Serenade of the Seas tied up to Ketchikans docks. The epicenter was 8 miles east of Salcha with a depth of 24 miles.
It occurred just before 11pm local time on Sunday night 7am GMT and was felt widely throughout the Alaskan interior according to the Alaska Earthquake Centre. In Fairbanks due to. Severe earthquakes in the region are common and one could trigger catastrophic failure of the precarious slope.
A City and Borough of Juneau official confirmed on Monday that one vaccinated person from the cruise ship Celebrity Millennium was found to be infected with COVID-19 over the weekend. Ship Wows Infinity-edge pool and hot tub on the back of the ship. Today this tragic event is commemorated in Anchorages Earthquake Park where youll find signs.
JLMoran Neesa AlmondFarmer and 10 others. This 134-acre park is set in the woods where in 1964 an entire neighborhood slid into the ocean during last centurys most powerful earthquake. Opportunity to talk to survivors of the 1964 Alaska Earthquake the second-largest earthquake ever recorded.
House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Thursday that will temporarily allow large cruise ships to avoid Canada and directly port into Alaska. Earthquakes in Alaska center principally in two seismic zones. A powerful 77 magnitude earthquake has hit near Jamaica and impacting cruise destinations in the Caribbean.
