Geologist calls 7.9 quake the 'Big One': "Some Alaskans immediately thought of the 1964 Good Friday earthquake. That quake had a magnitude of 9.2. Officials say Sunday's quake wasn't even close to the Good Friday earthquake ... "Energywise, this released much less energy than the 1964 earthquake," Whitmore said. "The '64 earthquake was the second largest earthquake ever recorded on the planet. This isn't even in the same ballpark."  11:48:52 PM     Add a comment   

Anchorage Daily News | Alaska quake felt in Louisiana: ""We were just sitting outside on our back deck, just relaxing, and we noticed the sail boats started leaning over, going back and forth, and the boats' lines were just banging up and down. My boat was banging up against the dock. My neighbor's boat broke a line," Barcia said ... "One poor guy across the canal from us fell off his sail boat," Barcia, a pharmaceutical representative, said."

Call me a skeptic, but...  11:46:11 PM     Add a comment   

Fark.com Comments Thingee (345182): "If the igloo's a rockin'...."  4:20:27 PM     Add a comment   

The AP is on the story now: "An hour after the quake, aftershocks were still moving the ground every five minutes. Schmoker said he's a big game hunter and usually enjoys short earthquakes ... "A charging brown bear I can handle," he said. "This scared the hell out of me.""  3:51:31 PM     Add a comment   

Anchorage Daily News | Earthquake opens gap in Parks Highway: "A magnitude 7.9 earthquake rocked Interior and Southcentral Alaska on Sunday opening a 3-foot wide crack in the Parks Highway. Alaska State Troopers said they had closed one lane of the Parks Highway at the crack, located near Mile 258, about 10 miles north of Healy. Troopers said they were directing traffic around the fissure while awaiting repair crews."

This was one serious earthquake. Down here in Anchorage, it gave my house a pretty significant shake. They say it lasted 30 seconds, but it felt more like 90 to me.  2:41:36 PM     Add a comment   

This picture of Hannah has almost nothing to do with her "look" or personality (I hardly recognize it as my own dog), but really, it was too funny not to post.  11:57:26 AM     Add a comment   

Anchorage Daily News | It's beginning to feel a lot like ... springtime: "Meteorologists say love it or hate it, October in Anchorage was one of the warmest since 1916, with an average daily temperature of 41.2 degrees, an average high of 46.5 and an average low of 35.8. Rainfall exceeded 4 inches, more than 2 inches above normal ... This October was also only Anchorage's eighth since 1938 with absolutely no snow, according to the National Weather Service. "  11:09:31 AM     Add a comment