Eric Stoltz
Line Up and Wait
We're at 240+ aftershocks from the 7.2 here in PANC. Got my butt awoken by my roomie hollerin, the wife leaping outta bed, and everything on a shelf flying off at us. Was fun trying to stand for the 25 seconds of +/- .5g's, and +/- 45cm of vertical travel as the earth wiggled. We did throw on warm clothes and escaped right as the first big aftershock shook. We're okay, and the mess is all cleaned up.
Not one to get all fired up during exciting times, but these aftershocks keep my adrenaline pumping and we're getting exhausted. The first big one is the most impressive.
But, because this is a pilot board, my flight was canceled because half the pilots can't drive to the airport since the roads are kinda jacked up. And, there are some spectacular pics being made by pilots in super-duper-cubs and choppahs. Plus, the tower guys had to escape for a bit. The FAA made a ground stop to PANC for a bit to check the infrastructure of the airport. Jet fuel tanks and pipes are good. It's all good.
Any AK POA's need me to check on their airplane at PALH? I'll pet it and provide some comfort and let it know that everything will be okay.
For the two other Geologists on here: I picked up on the P wave like a second before I was able to fully wake up. That surprised me, sensed the 'boom' before the shake. 2m displacement along about a 2km strike on the normal fault, AFAIK. The faults in that area have about a 60 degree dip, NW/SE strike. 40 km deep, and 13 km north of us. The Castle Mt Fault line is not really super active. There's an incredible amount of QTs above the bedrock providing some dampening, so lots of liquefaction around. Cool to feel the violent vertical motion vs the slow roll of others I've felt. I can only imagine what it felt like on the substrate rock nearby.
Time to hit the gym more, I felt my my belly fat interact with my back fat in a way that was unnerving.
7 more aftershocks since I started this post.
What was your favorite earthquake?
Not one to get all fired up during exciting times, but these aftershocks keep my adrenaline pumping and we're getting exhausted. The first big one is the most impressive.
But, because this is a pilot board, my flight was canceled because half the pilots can't drive to the airport since the roads are kinda jacked up. And, there are some spectacular pics being made by pilots in super-duper-cubs and choppahs. Plus, the tower guys had to escape for a bit. The FAA made a ground stop to PANC for a bit to check the infrastructure of the airport. Jet fuel tanks and pipes are good. It's all good.
Any AK POA's need me to check on their airplane at PALH? I'll pet it and provide some comfort and let it know that everything will be okay.
For the two other Geologists on here: I picked up on the P wave like a second before I was able to fully wake up. That surprised me, sensed the 'boom' before the shake. 2m displacement along about a 2km strike on the normal fault, AFAIK. The faults in that area have about a 60 degree dip, NW/SE strike. 40 km deep, and 13 km north of us. The Castle Mt Fault line is not really super active. There's an incredible amount of QTs above the bedrock providing some dampening, so lots of liquefaction around. Cool to feel the violent vertical motion vs the slow roll of others I've felt. I can only imagine what it felt like on the substrate rock nearby.
Time to hit the gym more, I felt my my belly fat interact with my back fat in a way that was unnerving.
7 more aftershocks since I started this post.
What was your favorite earthquake?
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