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Maria Cantwell: “On November 30, 2018, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook…”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

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Senator Maria Cantwell Advocates for Emergency Broadcast Funding Amid Rescission Proposal

Published | Video Starts at 03:36

It could even be about boiling water and making sure that you have the right water. These are all important communication systems and they're important when cell phones and the Internet don't work. On November 30, 2018, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook central south central Alaska. In Anchorage, roads split apart, buildings crumbled, power lines snapped, cell towers went down within seconds and people panicked as they tried to reach loved ones. (03:36–03:45)

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Asserts that a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in south central Alaska on November 30, 2018.

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