Think about the day of the week and time the earthquake occurred. What are you usually doing at that time? How would it impact your life if this earthquake had occurred where you live?

Using the information you found about this earthquake, write a news article about the quake for the general population. Be sure to tell the readers all of the important information, including magnitude, intensity, and whether any populations in the region experienced damage, injuries, death, and so on. Additionally, make sure to tell the readers about future risks for more earthquakes based on any nearby plate boundaries and the seismic history of this area.

It may be helpful to search for other news articles on this earthquake to collect witness accounts of any damage, but remember that most journalists who write these stories do not know much about the science behind them, so only retrieve your scientific data from the USGS site! Make sure to read the document How to Find a Reliable News Source PDF to help you locate reliable articles.

Consider the following questions in your article:

How much damage was caused by the earthquake? What type of damage was caused?
Did the earthquake have any effect on people’s daily lives?
Was there a financial impact from the earthquake? Did the earthquake have any effect on business or industry?
Think about the day of the week and time the earthquake occurred. What are you usually doing at that time? How would it impact your life if this earthquake had occurred where you live?

Link to the Earthquake info page https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ak0221pb6nv5/executive

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