Dubai, Shaking of Frontier Building — Anchorage, Alaska, During Mw7.1 Earthquake, January 24, 2016

This video presents a visualization of shaking that was recorded in the Frontier Building in Anchorage, Alaska, during the Mw7.1 earthquake, January 24, 2016, Iniskin, Alaska. It exhibits how a tall building behaves and performs during strong earthquake shaking. Note that relative to the height of the building, the motions are magnified by a factor of 300 to show deformation characteristics. This video also shows how structural monitoring projects by the USGS National Strong Motion Project can benefit the engineering and research community by capturing real-life shaking in buildings such as the Frontier Building in seismic areas. Producer: Mehmet Celebi, USGS Additional Credits: UCLA