Alaska Earthquake Update: Surreal Photos Of Anchorage Aftermath

ANCHORAGE, AK — Alaska is picking up the pieces after two powerful earthquakes rocked the state Friday. Newly released pictures showed widespread damage to major Anchorage roads.

The two quakes, with magnitudes of 7.0 and 5.7, rattled residents. No deaths or serious structural damages were reported, though the road to recovery will likely be long. Glenn Highway, an interstate-like route linking Anchorage to suburban communities to the north, is one of the many major roads to take the brunt of the 7.0 earthquake, The Associated Press reported.

On Sunday, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz offered a glimmer of hope, revealing that food and other supply lines were "uninterrupted" and trade ships were "coming in on schedule." The statement followed Anchorage officials urging residents not to hoard necessities, as local supermarkets were left barren early in the weekend.

In efforts to reduce traffic, many residents working north of Anchorage were encouraged to take off or work from home if they can. Schools will also be closed until Dec. 10, said Superintendent Dr. Deena Bishop, so damage assessments can be conducted on about 4,000 classrooms in 86 schools and four other facilities.

Below are gut-wrenching pictures of Alaska's current state. Check back here throughout the week for photo updates.

Rebuilding

The collapsed off-ramp in Alaska's largest city after the destructive force of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake was rebuilt and reopened four days after its destruction. Alaska transportation officials made rebuilding the ramp a priority.

This combination photo shows a part of Minnesota Drive, left, that collapsed after an earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska, on Nov. 30, 2018, and the same part of the road after it was repaired on Dec. 5. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, Mike Dinneen, File)

A pickup truck drives up a newly repaired off-ramp of Minnesota Drive on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska. It reopened Tuesday, Dec. 4, and a crew completed shoulder work Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

The Aftermath

This aerial photo shows damage on Vine Road, south of Wasilla, Alaska, after earthquakes. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Anchorage and the surrounding area, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning for islands and coastal areas south of the city. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

A ramp from International Airport Road to Minnesota Drive was damaged in an earthquake. (Marc Lester / ADN)

A car is trapped on a collapsed section of the offramp of Minnesota Drive in Anchorage on Friday. The driver was not injured attempting to exit Minnesota Drive at International Airport Road. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Above, the same car trapped on the offramp of Minnesota Drive can be seen from the other side of the road, showing the severity of the cracked road. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

This aerial photo shows damage at the Glenn Highway near Mirror Lake after earthquakes in the Anchorage area, Alaska on Nov. 30, 2018. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

The image above shows a side view of the damage at Glenn Highway. (Matt Tunseth / ADN via AP)

People walk along Vine Road after the earthquake on Friday in Wasilla, Alaska. (Jonathan M. Lettow via AP)

Another view of Vine Road seen after the earthquake on Friday in Wasilla, Alaska. (Jonathan M. Lettow via AP)

Traffic outbound from Anchorage on the Glenn Highway was at a standstill after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused damage in the Anchorage, Alaska on Nov. 30, 2018. Scientists say the damaging Alaska earthquake and aftershocks occurred on a type of fault in which one side moves down and away from the other side. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Marty Thurman with Granite construction inspects a crack in the road at the International Airport Road offramp on southbound Minnesota Blvd., in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

This aerial photo shows a landslide on the northwest side of Knik Arm after the two earthquakes in the Anchorage area, Alaska. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

A dump truck and excavator work on a temporary fix of an off ramp that collapsed after an earthquake in Alaska on Nov. 30, 2018. A driver attempting to exit Minnesota Drive at International Airport Road was not injured when the ramp sank. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

In this photo provided by Alaska Railroad Corp. shows damage from a magnitude 7.0 earthquake by Nancy Lake, near Willow, Alaska on Friday Nov. 30, 2018. The railroad will use heavy equipment to repair the damage before it can resume train traffic between Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska's two largest cities. (Lloyd Tesch/Alaska Railroad Corp. via AP)

This photo provided by Chris Riekena shows excavation work being conducted Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, near the Mirror Lake exit of the Glenn Highway near Eklutna, Alaska, to make the highway ready for repaving. The highway was heavily damaged in several spots following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. (Chris Riekena via AP)

Energy Services North employees prepare to replace a fallen street light in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo / Michael Dinneen)

Students are seen standing amid fallen ceiling tiles and other debris at Chugiak High School in Anchorage, Alaska, following an earthquake early Friday. (Clint Scholtisek via AP)

Damage is shown to the library at Chugiak High School in Chugiak, Alaska, following earthquakes Friday. Acting Principal Allison Susel said ceiling tiles came down, books and other items were thrown off shelves in the library and there was water damage, but there were no injuries to students or staff at the suburban Anchorage school. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Anchorage resident C.J. Johnson stocks up on water and bread at a local grocery, after the morning's 7.0-magnitude earthquake which caused extensive damage to the local area in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday. The earthquake that shook Anchorage and damaged roadways also knocked many traffic lights out of service and has snarled traffic. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Cases of beer lie jumbled in a walk-in cooler at a liquor store, Value Liquor, after the earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska. Owner Mary Funner says beer, wine and other bottled alcohol was strewn throughout store aisles after the quake. She considered closing Friday until customers began lining up. They were allowed to come in in small groups. "We're still in business, but we're only open only a little bit at a time," she said. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Aisoli Lealasola prepares to clean up fallen cases of beer in a cooler at a liquor store, Value Liquor, after the earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Empty shelves where bread is normally located are shown at a grocery store in Anchorage, Alaska, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, two days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake was centered about 7 miles north of the city. Anchorage officials urged residents not to stock up and hoard supplies because the supply chain of goods was not interrupted. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Dennis Keeling, of Instant Services, measures for a broken window at an auto parts store following the earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska (AP Photo/Mike Dinneen)

Empty milk refrigerators are shown at a grocery store in Anchorage, Alaska, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, two days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake was centered about 7 miles north of the city. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Al and Lyn Matthews show structural cracks in their home in south Anchorage, Alaska, following earthquakes Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Lead photo by Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP; Information sourced from AP News