The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is one of the largest pipeline systems in the world.
Breakage to this pipeline would cause damages worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Trace of the Denali Fault after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake of 3 November 2002, Alaska, USA.
It was the first significant quake to test the pipeline’s mettle.
The studies when they were done in the 1970’s cost only about $3 million.
The Alaska Pipeline is on the left.
Road offset reveals Denali fault location.
The fault runs beneath the pipeline near the left edge of the photograph.Photo credit
Sources:Wikipedia/ASCE Library/USGS.gov/Seattle Pi
