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octoberlib

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1. Bravenak lives in Anchorage. She just tweeted that it scared the shit out of her.

Reply to C Moon (Original post)

Fri Nov 30, 2018, 02:00 PM

Nov 2018

Link to tweet

I almost just died!!!!!!!

Biggest fucking earthquake and I grabbed my baby (she's 9) and hid under a table.

She's like, "I don't want to die!"

I'm like "No shit, me neither!"

I have no fucking internet, just my phone and im muthafuckin scared shitless.

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMFG!!

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Damn. 7.0 (or 6.7) earthquake in Alaska. Not sure if it was a populated area...didn't check yet. [View all] C Moon Nov 2018 OP

Bravenak lives in Anchorage. She just tweeted that it scared the shit out of her. octoberlib Nov 2018 #1

I was in the 1971 San Fernando earthquake. That was terrifying. I'm so glad they are safe! MrsCoffee Nov 2018 #3

Mahalo, Here's an update from Bravenak, octoberlib.. Cha Nov 2018 #16

thanks for update Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #17

omg, Yes! Cha Nov 2018 #18

Thanks, Cha! octoberlib Nov 2018 #24

Thanks for letting us know. I followed her. She's nervous but okay. nolabear Nov 2018 #23

Depends whether you consider Anchorage to be a populated area. MineralMan Nov 2018 #2

Youch!!!! C Moon Nov 2018 #7

Not so sure about that. bearsfootball516 Nov 2018 #8

Read the actual tsunami alert messages. MineralMan Nov 2018 #11

I did, this is what it says. bearsfootball516 Nov 2018 #13

Tsunami warning Soxfan58 Nov 2018 #4

Do they frack up there like they do in Oklahoma? redstatebluegirl Nov 2018 #5

Not really - if you have the North Slope, you don't really need to frack hatrack Nov 2018 #9

1964 Alaskan Earthquake TheRealNorth Nov 2018 #12

Alaska gets lots of earthquakes. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #25

One of my daughters lives in Anchorage trc Nov 2018 #6

I have a daughter there too. She is okay. Says (as of a few minutes ago) there are a lot of rzemanfl Nov 2018 #26

I was in the '89 earthquake in SF Yavin4 Nov 2018 #10

Interesting what grabs us in the moment. I remember during one earthquake in CA how my cat kept suffragette Nov 2018 #21

No way I could speak about anything @ a 7 but felt that 2011 5.8 VA quake BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #14

Tsunami warnings canceled malaise Nov 2018 #15

Some video here. edbermac Nov 2018 #19

Wow! C Moon Nov 2018 #20

Wow. That really shook Renew Deal Nov 2018 #22