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.
EDIT:Since its early history, earthquakes have affected the US. In 1812, the New Madrid earthquake destroyed half the town of New Madrid, Missouri and was the second largest earthquake ever recorded in the continental United States. On April 18, 1906 an earthquake rocked the heart of San Francisco, California and aftershocks were felt as far away as Oregon and Nevada.