WATCH: Videos show people taking cover as Alaska quake struck

A car is trapped on a collapsed section of the offramp of Minnesota Drive in Anchorage, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads Friday morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or seek shelter under office desks, while a tsunami warning had some seeking higher ground. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)(AP/Dan Joling)

WASHINGTON — Two powerful back-to-back earthquakes rocked Alaska Friday, collapsing a large section of road near Anchorage, shattering windows opening cracks in downtown buildings.

Videos before and after the earthquake struck show people inside a courtroom ducking under tables for cover and also show the destruction to a local TV station.

This videos shows women hiding under desks in a courthouse as a 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes in Anchorage, Alaska.

Employees at the Anchorage station KTVA take in the damage to the studio after the quake hit.

Watch coverage from KTVA shortly after the quake struck.

Hear air traffic controllers in Anchorage, Alaska, divert aircraft immediately following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake.

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