1. Answer the following about the earthquake that hit Alaska on Friday.
a) How large was the earthquake?
b) What time did it hit?
c) Where was the earthquake centered?
d) Describe the damage it caused.

2. What good news is there to report following such a large earthquake?

3. a) Define temblor, aftershock, geophysicist and seismologist as used in this article.
b) What was the size of the temblor that hit minutes after the main quake?
c) Describe the number and size of the aftershocks.

4. a) Alaska experiences many earthquakes. Why did this quake cause so much damage?
b) What is the significance of Friday’s quake?

5. How does Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz view the earthquake’s effect on the city?

6. Watch the videos. Some would say the lack of deaths or injury was luck. Some would say divine providence. What do you think?