ALASKA PIPELINE
November 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
THE TRANS-ALASKA oil pipeline survived a major earthquake that hit Alaska earlier this month (November). The 7.9 magnitude tremor did move the 800-mile pipeline several feet but the 48-inch diameter pipe showed no ruptures after going through pressure-testing. Completed in 1977, the pipeline was built to withstand an 8.5 magnitude earthquake.
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THE TRANS-ALASKA oil pipeline survived a major earthquake that hit Alaska earlier this month (November). The 7.9 magnitude tremor did move the 800-mile pipeline several feet but the 48-inch diameter pipe showed no ruptures after going through pressure-testing. Completed in 1977, the pipeline was built to withstand an 8.5 magnitude earthquake.
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