美国阿拉斯加周五发生7.0级大地震 [美国媒体]

A massive earthquake -- registering 7.0 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey -- rocked Anchorage, Alaska Friday, sending debris crashing to the ground, damaging buildings and causing "major infrastructure damage," officials said.

美国地质调查局(U.S. Geological Survey)称，周五阿拉斯加安克雷奇(Anchorage)发生7.0级大地震，地震造成大量碎片坠落地面，毁坏建筑物，官员称对“基础设施造成重大破坏”。

The quake happened about 7.5 miles north of the city, the USGS reported, and officials said residents there should brace for aftershocks. A tsunami warning was issued but later canceled.

据美国地质勘探局(USGS)报道，地震发生在该市以北约7.5英里处，有关官员说，当地居民应该做好余震的准备。海啸警报已经发布，但后来被取消。



"This one you could barely stand up," he said, noting how he and his team were "holding on to the patient to make sure they don't fall off the table."

“这个你几乎站不起来，”他说，并指出他和他的团队“紧紧抓住病人，以确保他们不会从桌子上掉下去。”

The quake knocked out power to at least 21,000 customers, according to Chugach Electric, opened up gaping holes in roads and shook buildings like toys. CBS affiliate KTVA experienced extensive damage to its newsroom, the station said on its website.

Chugach Electric的数据显示，地震导致至少2.1万名用户断电，道路出现大洞，建筑物像玩具一样摇晃。哥伦比亚广播公司下属的KTVA电视台在其网站上说，其新闻编辑部遭受了严重破坏。

The state's former governor, Sarah Palin, tweeted that her family's home sustained damage.

该州前州长莎拉·佩林在推特上写道，她的家庭的家庭持续受到损害。



Dr. Lucy Jones, the founder of the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society and a former scientist at the USGS, told ABC News that "it's a quite significant earthquake."

露西·琼斯博士，露西·琼斯博士科学与社会中心的创始人，前美国地质勘探局科学家，告诉ABC新闻，“这是一次相当严重的地震。”

She said that the quake in Alaska was about the same size as the 1989 World Series earthquake in San Francisco, which caused landslides and widespread damage, and those in Alaska "would have felt the same sort of shaking."

她说，阿拉斯加的地震和1989年旧金山世界职业棒球大赛(World Series)的地震差不多大，那次地震造成了山体滑坡和大面积破坏，阿拉斯加的地震“也会感受到同样的震动”。



One Twitter user posted a video from a local grocery store showing how shelved food was thrown onto the floor.

一名推特用户发布了一段视频，视频来自当地一家杂货店，展示了搁置的食物是如何被扔到地上的。



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这是一个发展中的故事。请查看更新。