A federal disaster was declared shortly after the earthquake and the Federal Emergency Management Agency deployed personnel from the state emergency operations center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to conduct relief operations.
En føderal katastrofetilstand blev erklæret kort efter jordskælvet og Federal Emergency Management Agency indsatte personale fra det statslige nødoperationscenter ved Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson til at organisere nødhjælpsoperationer.