More than 100 homes and buildings in the Anchorage area were deemed unsafe to enter in a week of damage inspections that followed the 7.0 earthquake that struck Southcentral Alaska on Nov. 30, according to new data from the city.
The new data, compiled in response to requests from the Anchorage Daily News, offer the first detailed look at the location and extent of the damage left by the quake. There were no fatalities and relatively minor injuries, but public and private inspections are unearthing a wide range of structural damage, including shifting earth, cracked foundations and collapsed roofs.
There are about 86,000 parcels with buildings in Anchorage, city officials said — meaning that so far, the serious damage is limited to only a fraction of that total. But the number of damaged buildings is expected to grow over time as more inspections take place and property owners take stock of the damage.
To read the full article: New maps and data show widespread Anchorage earthquake damage and more than 100 unsafe buildings by Anchorage Daily News (December 11, 2018)
