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| Keywords: Denali Fault.jpg en This month is preparedness month at USGS We'll be sharing information throughout the month related earthquakes volcanoes and other natural hazards as well as information about being informed and prepared for events like this This photo taken in November 2002 shows USGS's Peter Haeussler preparing to measure the offset of a crevasse on the Canwell Glacier On Nov 3 2002 a M7 9 earthquake struck near https //en wikipedia org/wiki/Denali_National_Park_and_Preserve Denali National Park in Alaska ”the largest event on the Denali fault since 1912 ”and last 1-1/2 - 2 minutes Although the Denali Fault shifted about 14 feet beneath the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline the pipeline did not break averting a major economic and environmental disaster This was largely the result of stringent design specifications based on geologic studies done by the USGS and others 30 years earlier 2014-08-02 https //www flickr com/photos/usgeologicalsurvey/14930099299/in/album-72157639760813395/ U S Geological Survey other versions cc-zero U S Geological Survey https //flickr com/photos/27784370 N05/14930099299 2016-08-14 18 10 35 cc-zero 2002 Denali earthquake | ||||
