The Latest: Trans-Alaska pipeline shut down after quake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the earthquake in Alaska (all times local):
10: 55 a.m.
The operators of the 800-mile (1,290-kilometer) long trans-Alaska pipeline said they shut the system down as a precaution following the earthquake in southcentral Alaska.
Michelle Egan is a spokeswoman with Alyeska (Al-ee-es-kuh) Pipeline Service Company.
She says there is no known damage to the pipeline.
She says data will be assessed at an operations center and a physical inspection of the line will be performed.
She says pipeline can be restarted before the physical assessment is complete.
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10:45 a.m.