Alaska Cruise Ships Earth Quake

Today this tragic event is commemorated in Anchorages Earthquake Park where youll find signs.

Alaska cruise ships earth quake. Arrival of Alaskas first cruise ship of 2021 coincided with a major coronavirus outbreak in Sitka. The earthquake was measured at a 92 on the Richter scale and lasted 4 minutes. For passengers at sea the thought of being trapped on a cruise ship as an earthquake or tsunami shakes the massive body of water surrounding them is undoubtedly a frightening one.

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No tsunami warning was issued. Tonights M49 earthquake at 956pm rattled the Interior with felt reports from Fairbanks North Pole Salcha Nenana Healy Cantwell Delta Junction Chugiak Anchorage and as far south as Victoria British Columbia. 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.

A powerful 77 magnitude earthquake has hit near Jamaica and impacting cruise destinations in the Caribbean. In Fairbanks due to. Ship Wows Infinity-edge pool and hot tub on the back of the ship.

House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Thursday that will temporarily allow large cruise ships to avoid Canada and directly port into Alaska. A M49 Jolt in Interior Alaska. On Friday the first large cruise ship in 21 months Royal Caribbean Internationals Serenade of the Seas tied up to Ketchikans docks.

Earthquakes in Alaska center principally in two seismic zones. Ports without a stopover in a foreign country. Severe earthquakes in the region are common and one could trigger catastrophic failure of the precarious slope.