7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Anchorage, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads Friday morning in Anchorage. CBS News reports the quakes sent people running from their offices or to take cover under desks. They also triggered a warning to residents in Kodiak to flee to higher ground for fear of a tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey said the first and more powerful quake was centered about 7 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. President Donald Trump has tweeted that the federal government "will spare no expense" helping Alaska following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that shook Anchorage. Trump on Friday tweeted "you have been hit hard by a 'big one'" and asked residents to follow officials' directions. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tweeted that her family is OK but said her "house is not." She did not elaborate but said the th...