Mann on the street

Where were you during the Nov. 2018 earthquake?

“I was at home… The earthquake started. My kids were crying. Once everyone calmed down, we crowded in the car to check on the Art Cafe... It was a mess. With the help of the community… we spent all day Saturday cleaning… and opened the following Saturday.”

Stephanie Topete, Wasilla

“I was at Trinity Lutheran Church waiting for students… It got incredibly loud… The noise was more frightening than the actual rumble… It was kind of a surreal moment. We couldn’t believe it happened.”

Manny Reyes, Wasilla

“I was in the apartment… My wife had to wake me up. I was sleeping. I probably would’ve slept through the whole thing.”

Chris Hagar, Palmer

“I was actually sleeping in… Boy that woke me up… You know what we did afterwards? We all went out for breakfast. It was a way to distress.”

Jean Anderson, Palmer

“I was at work. I work at the slope… My son called me. It was horrible…”

Diana Patterson, Big Lake

“I was in Valdez. I was in the marine terminal… We were up on scaffolding… All of a sudden I felt the scaffolding shake… I thought he [coworker] was messing with me… We were pretty excited they sent us home early.”

Jordan Alexie, Big Lake

“The 12th floor of the Hilton in Anchorage. It felt like being a low budget disaster movie.”

Connie Fredenberg, Palmer

“I was in Kentucky… When that interpass in Anchorage crumbled… that’s about two miles from my mother in law’s place... Mostly, we experienced the the quake through memes… We checked in through Facebook, text messages and all the good stuff.”

Jeromy Adams, Meadow Lakes