Medical Definition of leach. 1  1: to subject to the action of percolating liquid (as water) in order to separate the soluble components. 2  2: to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid. 3  intransitive verb.
The Pacific Plate is moving northwestwardly under the North American Plate at a rate of approximately 2.5 inches per year, resulting in many fault lines. Earthquakes are very common and there are an average of 50-100 earthquakes throughout Alaska--daily! In fact, Alaska has more earthquakes per year than all other U.S. states combined! The picture above, taken in Portage, Alaska near Anchorage, is one of the many remnants of the famous 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake. The magnitude 9.2 quake which shook South-Central Alaska on March 27, 1964 at 5:36 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, lasted for over four minutes and was felt around the world.
A major earthquake struck early Sunday morning off the Alaskan coast, the United States Geological Survey said. The 7.1-magnitude temblor hit at 1:30 a.m. AKST Sunday (5:30 a.m. EST Sunday), the USGS said. The epicenter was located 52 miles east of Old Iliamna, Alaska. Magnitude-7.1 earthquake strikes near Alaska early Sunday The earthquake was felt in Anchorage and caused power outages in the region. At least 10,000 customers were without electricity in the Anchorage area on Sunday morning, utilities reported.