7.0 Magnitude Alaska Earthquake 2018
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- Опубліковано 29 лис 2018
- Hello all! This is a very unscripted and impromptu video that we wanted to share after we awoke to the 7.0 earthquake this morning, we are located approximately 80 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska. Thankfully we are well, only some minor damage (broken glass). At this point we have experienced 50 plus aftershocks, we are keeping all others in mind and wishing for everyone's safety.
You guys should do an “About us” video. We wanna know how you guys came to live this lifestyle & your backgrounds!
They posted one 2 years ago that’s a good run down. Title has debt in it
They just posted a Q&A video 4 days ago :)
i think it would be a good idea to put a lip on the edge of your shelves to help avoid falling things next time
On ships they have wooden slats that can be fastened at mid-height of the shelf since there's a frequent pitching and rolling.
I was about to suggest the same thing...a lip at the edge of the shelves would definitely help. Hopefully you'll not have to deal with such a violent earthquake again.
@@500dollarjapanesetoaster8 yes - it seems better to have a mid-height slat.
Pretty dramatic event to live through. Your mostly self-sufficient life style does leave you pretty resistant to the after effects of the quake. Just having power and a radio for news helps keep you home instead of out wandering around looking for news. Perhaps adding a furring strip to the front of your shelves would reduce the number of things vibrating off onto the floor.
Looked like a good sized batch of bone broth cooking. I'm glad it didn't get dumped.
Thank you for the video. Both the things that went well and the things that didn't were thought provoking for me.
Be well and at peace.
Binge watching the Alaskan Dynamic Duo and came to this episode...Wow! I live in western NC and have felt a small tremor one morning...frrreeaaky! My coworker, originally from San Diego, said she doesn’t get excited over anything under a 6.0. I can’t imagine how scary that would be while you’re still asleep. Thank goodness for your forethought and being less dependent on town services. No matter where we all live there are weather/geological chances that we persevere through. This past August we were flooded and it was supposed to be a once in a sixty year occurrence...it had only been seventeen years since the previous one. That is life and we learned so much from our predicament, you have as well. I so admire how you guys work together and put things into perspective. However, as a mom of adult children, I appreciate that you let your families know that you were safe. (Moms never stop worrying about their kids) Living in Alaska isn’t for the whimpy! Thank you for sharing this scary moment with us.
Happy to hear you and the pets are safe.
Thank you!
I was awake in bed and in Anchorage for this big one. I had the same amount of damaged. The cat didn’t mind the aftershocks. Took my dog 6 months to get back to normal. Lost power for 4 hours. Had flashlights at the ready. Happy you all made it.
Wow. This must have been very startling, very glad you had fuel, propane, and food, and therefore didn't have to into town and deal with lines, and potential arguments or frustration. So glad to hear that everyone made it out okay. Your little family is so precious!
Thanks for posting this video! When I heard about the earthquake I immediately came here to see if you posted something. Glad you’re ok! I lived in SF during the 1989 earthquake and remember how frightening that sensation can be. You’re right though, a few broken bottles and lost scobies (sp?) is nothing. Hang tight and continue to be safe. Thanking of you all.
Thankfully I have not felt an earthquake that big! They really are no fun but I feel worst for my cats who seem to get very distraught.
I am happy you all are ok! Thank you for the update. Love all your videos. Stay safe
Thank you for the update. We love you so much... so happy you're okay.❤❤
Hopefully a lifetime experience like this earthquake never happens again. Thank God no one was hurt. A mess to have to clean up but even your beautiful animals are OK so all the more reason to celebrate Arielle’s expressive face show some, should I say, anguish expression. And no Wonder, I probably would have been very concerned and upset as i’ve never lived this experience. Your guys are perfectly matched souls that do so well together it’s a blessing to see you. Stay safe. I’ll pray for that. Blessings.
Being Off-Grid and self sufficient are key points to being safe. Still rattles 'your head' because it IS the earth moving, a humbling thought & experience.
Just started watching your channel this morning due to a shout out by bobblehead homestead. Glad to see you and the pets are ok! Looking forward to seeing more of your progress.
Thank you, glad to have you!
Glad you all are ok thanks for letting us all know you guys are safe really love how self reliant you are..
It's been almost two years but it's still fresh especially after we get shook now and then. I remember that I was sleeping and didn't have to get up early and I woke up with books being pitched at my head. What the hell! My bookcase was right next to my bed. Note to self, do not put a bookcase with hard volumes next to your sleeping head ever again. What a way to wake up! The door of my closet crashed and went across my bedroom door, my night light went out and trying to even get out of that room without even my glasses was a nightmare. Only one channel on Am was on air, luckily I had a crank radio, I think it was KFQD. No phone, no electric, hardly any radio, no lights. I used a cigarette lighter to find a candle that I keep for power outages. I went to work promptly, I was safer there in case of aftershocks instead of a third story apt building. I've been through some shakers but this was the worst one ever. I mean get on your knees and ask God to spare you kind of shaker. Oh yeah.
I'm happy your all safe..i love your channel..ive been binge watching since finding you guys
Darlene Chandler: me too! Camarillo Grammy!
Wow! How interesting to see you guys re-planning to improve safety. It is scary and thank you for sharing it. Pete
Glad you guys ok, Thanks for the update.
Yes, that was a BIG one!! I just moved to Wasilla and that was my first earthquake experience!! I learned a lot!! I’m so glad you guys were ok!! I’m pretty much prepared now!! 😊
gosh i'd be so scared,especially with all the aftershocks.u guys were so brave thru all that.
We were up in Anchorage during that earthquake. Our fireplace brick mantle separated from the wall. One of the reasons that after 25 years there we decided to move. I think I had PTSD for about 6 months after that. Love your adventure spirit in these videos. Alaska is perfect for you !!! 😀❤️👍🏻
Hey guys! So glad you are safe. I went through the 1989 (yes, I'm old) Loma Prieta earthquake in Oakland, CA -- it was a 6.9, and I was farther away from the epicenter than you guys, so I can only imagine. Like you, I was worried about my dog -- stood with her between my knees in the doorway of the big, old house where I rented a room. Glad everyone is okay, both two- and four-footed. And glad to see the solar panels are still going strong! Danny isn't as worried about them now, hahahaha! Stay well.
It's funny I was only thinking about the wind, not an earthquake in regards to the panels! We later found out the epicenter was closer to Anchorage. I remember that earthquake quite well (even though I was unborn), I had thought it was a 8.9 and that was why there was so much damage. Scary stuff.
I was living on Travis A.F.B. in 1989 and that was a good one. I also went through the 7.2 while I was in Anchorage it took me a long time to get back to Caswell lakes. We had so many aftershocks.
I'll never forget that night when we woke up from a very strong earthquake 30 miles away. While some stuff fell over, I felt like the roof was going to collapse on the old brick building and yours truly. It proved you can go down a few stairs and get out pretty quickly! And then you're on the street, in the middle of the night, in clothes you normally would not wear in public, chatting with your neighbours and uncomfortably rocking the aftershocks. This video has a similar vibe. ;)
Peter Slegers we pretty much did the same thing :)
My friend’s parents have a B&B in the Palmer area and if I ever get up there, I would love nothing more than to go fishing with you guys.
1 Story house is the safest. Glad ya’ll are ok. This was a BIG one
So happy you are all safe, thanks for the update on the earth quake, Happy New Year
So glad you're all safe and ok. I live in Washington State, and this is what is facing us, just don't know when. I was born and raised in Southern California and have gone through many earthquakes, but they are different down there than up here in Washington State, a lot more violent here than California quakes are more of a roll, these up here are jerky..scary:(
We are from Northern California and have felt earthquakes too, we personally feel safer outside and the last two occurrences have been in the morning. It helps to be prepared, I read a little bit about Washington working on this. Totally agree this one felt jerky.
So glad to know y'all are safe, and their are no reported injuries. I've never experienced an earthquake and they really do scare me! Suggestion, get a tote and prepare a cache of supplies that are survivable in an earthquake and store it somewhere safe but not far from home. In case the house is not usable after some event - enough supplies are there to keep you both going for a few days, a week (whatever time needed).
Also, thanks for ending this video with a good laugh: "Yeah, we didn't even grab pants!"
Thank God you 2 kids are ok. Thank you for posting this. Please stay safe
Thank you!
Glad you guys are ok. The plus side of solar. I had family members text us about the tsunami warning but we were in the clear.
Seems like no one was serious injured. That’s a good thing.
Have a good weekend
Its a a great video. Its an honest representation of life Off Grid. Please keep it up, I enjoy watching you guys living.
Glad y'all are ok...love y'all...Ann from Georgia 💕🙋
Glad you were not injured or damaged very much - I must admit I kept hoping during the video that you would decide to cook something - that is my favorite part of your videos... always looks so great no matter what you fix.
Woo so so glad you were safe in that Earthquake ❤
Margaret lynch Southern Ireland 🇮🇪 🙌
Hi, here in the UK we don’t really experience significant earthquakes. I have only felt 1 and that was more like a a disconcerting sensation with very little damage. I spent a year at university in Oregon and did feel few small there. It makes me appreciate how difficult it can be in other parts of the world. We don’t tend to get extremes of weather or other natural disasters. Glad to see you were all ok.
One idea on your shelves, maybe add a strip of wood across the front edge to act as a lip. ?? Blessings to y’all
And along the sides like a divider in the box
In my caravan/trailer I have little chrome 3 bar rails on my overhead shelving that are about 3 inches high and even after covering 4-5 hundred K's nothing falls off just a thought folks stay safe and be well and congratulations on living the life, love your video's !!
The quake preceeding the Loma quake bounced my house around quite a bit. I ran to check on my kids and my five year olds response was, "I didn't do it daddy". We lived on Summit road in the Santa Cruz mountains, and we were prepared for everything but "Starsky and Hutch" guarding access to the mountain.
Really enjoying your videos. Thanks for sharing your awesome new lifestyle. Happy your all ok. Stay safe.
Thank you!
My brother lived in Big Lake- he worked on the slope. They were their when this happened. I’m so glad you are ok. When I came to visit they had a 5.2 ..
Wow.. I remember seeing this on the news. I'm glad y'all and your babies were ok and your home without much damage. Scary stuff.
Almost homestead sent me,glad your ok,big one hit up there in the 60s.
I think the day this happened was NOv 30. I will never forget that feeling. I was working in Wasilla and was outside with a client. I saw the telephone poles and roads wave, I carry a get home bag since this day. It changed my whole thought process. Thanks for telling others the story👍🏾
Glad you two are ok. I have a close friend in Kenai who said it was something...part of living there I suppose. Stay safe.
Glad you are okay! Take care.
You guys handled it real well and have a great outlook that everyone - humans and pets - are OK so all else will take care of itself. I was in CA on business many years ago and experienced one that was 4.1 or .2 and it had me out of sync for a couple days.. .not sure what a 7 would have done to me. Looking back at this I think your one observation about open shelving is a good one. Know you guys are not busy 😁 but maybe adding some kind of railing to the front of those shelves would help . . . but I'm sure you have already considered that !
Be thankful your home is elevated and can move with the earth's movement. It's when your home is on solid ground and not so "pliable" that structural damage is more likely. Unless you're in danger of being injured by a falling object, stay INSIDE your cabin, as during quakes, crevasses can open up outside. Having lived through the 9.2, 1964 quake, a 7 magnitude quake doesn't bother me much. In no way am I minimizing your fears and concerns. Rethink where and how you store things, power alternatives, etc.
We were wondering about you folks!! Glad to see you're alright, minimal damage. Solar, lots of gas & food - saved the day! Cheers guys. Stay safe.
Thank you! The solar was nice for this instance, we are truly thankful we have a source of heat with no power.
You are right, lives are more important than material items. Just the bind of having to clean up all the mess afterwards. Glad you are all ok.
I admire you both
you are such genuine and down on Earth persons
kind of life you lead are very familiar to me
when I was a child all my summer holidays I spent in the village where my parents were born
and during the citizen war in Bosnia I spent there several years with my children
we now live in Australia , we are happy here but miss our little village very much
we are very nostalgic and wish we can go there more often...
Glad to see you guys are doing ok.
This just appeared on the side bar of vids. I haven't gone thru all your vids, I'm catching up slowly. but I feel your pain. I live in the corner of AZ, CA and Mexico and all the faults from CA go right by us in Mexico so we are quite active when it comes to earthquakes. Every time CA has a big one we feel it all the way down here in Yuma. Easter day 2010 there was a 7.2 quake that hit 60 miles south of us in Mexico...that was a fun one. Biggest quake I've ever felt. Thankfully, very little damage. We have something called "liquefaction" down here because our land is all sand, very little rock, when we have earthquakes the land becomes like water and things sink. Thankfully we normally don't have HUGE quakes like this one, but if CA ever has their predicted "big one" it'll definitely hit us hard here.
In hawaii I always have 2-55 gallons of water. Especially if the electricity is out. Back in 2018 we had a ton of earthquakes due to the large eruptions. Thoughts on a dedicated video on how to prepare prior to earthquakes. Love your channel. Excellent content.
I lived in interior Alaska for 47 years (2 yrs in Juneau). Anyway, I've experienced a number of earthquakes during that time. Sometimes they're a little un-nerving.
Glad you are ok. Guess you need to upgrade the shelving so your jars won’t fall
That quake caused alot of damage in your loft. Totally messed up your bed.
My cousin lives in Alaska was there for the 1964 earthquake that was 9.2. She said there has been nothing like that one since. But 7.0 is still a major earthquake so I am glad you came through it OK.
Glad to see you guys are ok didnt get much damage.
Happy to see you guys well
Happy to know that you guys are ok , stay safe
Glad you were ok. That is pretty scary stuff. I watched it on the news.
Thank you, we faired well, the aftershocks were and still are the worst just because I get scared there will be another large earthquake!
Well thank you for posting this video and let everyone know out there that use our OK thanks be to God
So very glad you guys are safe
I grew up in socal part of life down there . Went to Philippines in 2019 was in my apt on 7th floor we had a 6.4 that scared me because they don't have the building codes we do . Was in middle packing and 2nd one hit 4 hours later . Mind you I was in a city of over a million people . I got the hell out of the city to my gfs town checked into hotel had a 3rd quake hit no damage at hotel . Was so happy to be out of that city seen how bad it got in Northridge being prepared at home is 1 thing being on vacation in another country was a eye opening to say the least . All 3 quakes were middle 6s .
Enjoy all your videos. How about having Eric build some slats to mount on your food shelves to keep your jars from sliding off.
Whoa! That's crazy. I'm glad everyone is safe. It doesn't look like there was too much damage. Stay safe out there. It sounds like your ready for an emergency. 👍🙏
Yes we got very lucky😬
Glad you all are ok!! Love your kitchen sink!!
Thank you!
It is good to hear that you are alright
Greetings from Finland a lots of hugs and love for You - luckily You all are in safe still- feeling sorry about those all damages !Cats were doing well anyway !Thats fine!
Thank you!
@@SimpleLivingAlaska : :)
What a relief what a relief!!!!!i went thru one in Dawson Creek once and 2 in Ontario..be well stay safe......
Just saw this. Open shelves are fine, but you need some kind of bumper to stop things from sliding off. Having cabinet doors do nothing, really, to keep things in the cabinets. As for the canning jars, I purchased plastic storage boxes. They have tops as well as bottoms. They do not allow the jars to bang together, which is the primary cause of breakage during earth quakes, aside from falling, that is. Hope that helps.
Glad you're okay. ❤ maybe relocate/reorganize the glass to lower or more secure area.
So glad you guys are ok🥰
I know you have replaced it by now because this video is old. I have started following you guys and really enjoy your videos. I am staying up to date with your new post watching all your first ones until I catch up. Should you ever need another Scobie, or however you spell it, please let me know. I have a Scobie Motel with several nice large healthy ones in it and I will be more than happy to send you a couple. I would just need to know where to send it. So if you are ever in need, let me know.. Thanks again for the great videos..
Thank God you’re both ok🙏🏻 and the dogs and cats😍
i suggest a microphone stick on your upper garment so that we can hear clearly what ur talking about. u guys r awesome. thanks
Thank goodness you are okay. It's just suff as you said. I put a tiny trim on the edge of my shelves to prevent the sliding off when I reach to the back. This one quake must have been the worst since you 'moved there. Listen, you are in shock. Take some time to walk outside and you will assess what you need to do differently. Have a bag at the door with keys, water, bit of food like your dried food.
It would make me jumpy for sure. Sit tight and wait it out. Take care of each other.
Happy to see you guys are ok!🌺🙏🙏🌺
Wow. Glad you are all ok.
Been through a few quakes in my 66 years on this rock, and they are always disconcerting.
one suggestion i would make with the kitchen shelves, i would put either bungee cord or a wooden bar system across them to stop stuff falling.
I feel your pain on the SCOBY project. Never fun to lose a SCOBY. I have raised them for last few years.
No and Blue are good dogs and enjoy your adventures. Rub their ears for me. Dogs love smoke pigs ears. Glad you survived the quake.
When my mom was a kid, she lived at the Kodiak Air Station during the 64 earthquake. I remember by grandfather telling me that they lost a bunch of airplanes because the island sunk a bit. Earthquakes are scary...
when i watched this one glad you were all right i spent time in Alaska ive been threw the same thing
You’ll be fine.. take care!
Glad you're ok
Ok, glad your ok.
A few notes.
A) for your shelves, think removable sides & front like a stake bed truck. Btw, you should never store heavy items; pots up high! Broken toes & feet are no fun, I imagine even less so outside in freezing weather on the way to a doctor.
B) for next time, make sure you wear hard sole shoes coming down the stairs - glass!
C) GAS! As in LP, I noticed you don't have the tank strapped to the wall! I hope you close the valve when not in use.
D) Solar... you should get yourself a long pole & soft brush & pull off the snow from the solar panels. I know you are not getting a lot of power during that time of year, but if one pane (or part) gets covered, your output goes down to almost nothing even though in this case the bottom panel is clear.
E) how did your storage in the celler hold up? Anything shook off of the racks?
F) thinking of it, your big blue water barrel should be strapped too. Lots of wet weight bouncing around can cause water damage & break things.
G) since we are talking safety; do you guys have a chain ladder in order to escape out of a loft window during fire, etc.?
JP Tuscon, AZ appreciate the suggestions, we do not have any escape ladder from the loft. We hadn't built the root cellar when this earthquake happened, since we have built it we have had a 5.0 and a 5.2 but those aren't powerful enough to cause damage. The 7.0 was bad but just jars fell over at our place. Some folks had significant damage.
I slept through a 5+ earthquake on a water bed was funny when my family woke me up I didn't know about it at all
We have felt one big earthquake in California that also woke us up but this one was noticeably bigger. Couldn't imagine the feeling on a water bed!
Same I slept through a 5.4
I've slept through so many earthquakes. I wake up and my parents tell me it happened and I always feel like I missed out.🤣
Oh dear, oh dear! I know a woman who's husband loved her bottled green beans every single day, so she bottled 365 each year. One year, a few days after she finished putting the last ones on the shelf, there was an earthquake and they all broke. She started wrapping each jar in thin styrofoam packaging to be prepared for the next time. It's amazing yours fell from so high up and didn't break! I'm glad you were OK!
I was at work sitting on the toilet when it hit. It took 2 days to clean up the mess at my house. This is the second largest earthquake I have been through in 30 years in Alaska. We seem to get one larger then a 6 about every 15 years.
Wow 😮 so happy you are all doing fine
Glad You Both & Pets & Neighbors and they're families & pets are safe and well.🐱+❤+🐕+❤+💑
Greetings Ariel and Erik!! Glad U All and Fur Babies R Ok!! Just started following U Two!! Love Your Videos!! U Both R Hard Worker's!! Wanted to ask,What is Scobie...I C the Jar busted,And U started another batch!! Love U All Cooking!! All from Scratch!! Good for U Foods!! Cynette here from Washington St. Much Love!!💖✌
Wow ! 7 is quite a shock . Here where we live in Quebec City Canada we have very small quakes 2,4
Glad you guys are safe, I've just recently discovered your channel and I love it I live in Labrador and it's very similar to Alaska keep up the great videos take care
I am so happy that both of you and your furbabies are ok. In relation to the cats being skitish after the earthquake try Emergency Flower Essence from Bach. I use it regularly with my cats if they have to go in the car or something has frightened them. It seems to work well on cats and dogs, it's a vibrational medicine. The shelves in your kitchen is there any way you can put dowel rods in front of the shelves so nothing can fall if it (heaven forbid) happens again? You both look a bit shaken so take care of each other. Love watching all your videos but the cooking, canning and all the other cool stuff you do in the kitchen is what continues to draw me in lol. I live in Australia and it is coming into our hot as hades summer, which I absolutely hate. If there was anywhere in the world I could live it would be Alaska. I just love the rawness of the place and of cause all that fine snow hehehe. Michelle
Thank you for this info! Both our cats do not like traveling in vehicles so I am going to look into this for the future. Thank you also for your concern and suggestions! :)
@@SimpleLivingAlaska You are very welcome. Stay safe, all of you, please. Michelle
Hey, I'm glad you're safe. One idea that I have to offer: The Japanese have a lot of experience re: earthquakes. Steel grids attached to shelves to keep items from falling. Great idea! G
We live in a dry cabin in Fairbanks and we felt it here🌎
I believe it! Still feeling crazy aftershocks.
❤️🎥 I was in the1989 Loma Prieta 6.9 earthquake in Californiana . It was very vertical. It happened during the Baseball World Series.