This message is from: "Reena G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Glad to hear you're ok Jean...thought of you when I heard the news about it last night!!!
Reena ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Ernest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 1:29 PM Subject: OT: Rocking and rolling in Alaska > This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Yesterday morning I was awakened about 3:25 am by the bed shaking, and lay > there hanging on to see what was going to happen next: Turns out it was a > strong earthquake measured at 6.7 on the Richter scale, centerd 85 miles > south of Fairbanks, 35 miles East of Denali park headquarters. It was > widely felt, but amazingly, very little damage, no injuries, etc. as it was > in an unpopulated area. The Safeway store had a few ceiling tiles come > loose, and I think folks closer to the epicenter had stuff falling off > shelves, etc. > > We have a lot of Earthquakes here, and usually one this big somewhere in > the state each year, but if this had happend in the area of a large city it > could have caused terrible damage! As it was, it made for a lot of > conversation! > > Jean in mild Fairbanks, Alaska, where we are losing our first snowfall with > temps in the mid 40's for the lasst 4 days! what a mess! > > > ************************************************************ > Jean Ernest > Fairbanks, Alaska > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
