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Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Reality Checks from the Cook Inlet Earthquake

In the morning hours of November 30, 2018, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, crumbling roads and splintering buildings and giving residents a side of tsunami warning with their breakfast.  Remarkably, there was no loss of life, and the infrastructure was restored to the region within hours to days. We got lucky, we know that. This presentation will review the operational lessons learned that day and in the weeks and months after. Having gotten through the best "hot drill" Mother Nature has to offer, we want to be even more ready for the next.

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