Alaska Shield earthquake exercise

Fifty years ago come March 27, the second largest earthquake in recorded history shook Southcentral Alaska. Local governments, & state and national agencies will be engaged in an earthquake response exercise to see how we respond to a large quake today.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough and three local cities, Palmer, Wasilla, Houston, are participating. A lot of activity will be occurring in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough from March 27 through Saturday March 29. Please remember that it's a drill. Listen to a brief overview of what you will see here by the Mat-Su Borough Emergency Manager Casey Cook.

For more information call Public Affairs Director Patty Sullivan at 745-9577 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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