It’s been a year since the largest earthquake to shake Alaska since 1964 hit the Southcentral region, causing widespread damage to homes, schools, businesses and roads. But even with millions of dollars in destruction happening in seconds, no one was killed. Was it building codes, epicenter location or just luck? We’ll discuss what was learned and how emergency managers and engineers will use it for future construction on the next Talk of Alaska.
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- John Thornley, Chair, Anchorage Geotechnical Advisory Commission
- Mike Sutton, Director, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Wael Hassan, Associate Professor, Structural & Earthquake Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage
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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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Lori Townsend is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read more about Lori here.
