Lateral to the artery, inside the carotid sheath with the common carotid, are the internal jugular vein and vagus nerve. At the lower part of the neck, on the right side of the body, the right recurrent laryngeal nerve crosses obliquely behind the artery; the right internal jugular vein diverges from the artery.
Alaska had the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America, but that's not part of the continental states.. Whenever anyone mentions the largest, they always mention the one on Good Friday in 1964 in Anchorage, Alaska. As far as Lower 48 (continental) probably 1906 in San Francisco. Wintergirl Â· 9 years ago.
LOS ANGELES â A magnitude-5.2 earthquake rocked Southern California early Friday, rousing residents out of bed around 1:05 a.m. local time. The quake's center was located about 13 miles north-northwest near Borrego Springs in the desert east of Los Angeles, the U.S. Geological Service reported. 1  On the west side of Los Angeles, about 100 miles from the epicenter, the quake produced a long shaking motion lasting about 30 seconds.