Alaska Earthquakes Past Two Weeks

There are places in the world where the inhabitants have become desensitized to the movement of the earth below our dwellings and Alaska is one of these places, specifically Southcentral Alaska. The tremors and shakes roll through our lives and we pause long enough to guess the magnitude as if this was the best Price is Right showcase dream vacation package of the week.

Living in Anchor-town these past four years I have found myself becoming a bit too complacent and the thoughts of ‘it will never happen in my life-time’ have taken the place of the ‘we should be prepared’ and ‘we should have a solid exit plan for what if’.

I think I just discovered what I will be doing this weekend, and the American Red Cross is just the place to start.

Think safety first, have a plan, and have a good Saturday my friends.

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