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The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. [2] Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 131 deaths.
English: "1964 Quake: The Great Alaska Earthquake" is an eleven minute video highlighting the impacts and effects of America's largest recorded earthquake. It is an expanded version of the four minute video "Magnitude 9.2". Both were created as part of USGS activities acknowledging the fifty year anniversary of the quake on March 27, 2014.
1964 Alaska earthquake: A tsunami destroyed the 41-gross register ton, 51.6-foot (15.7 m) fishing vessel at Woody Island near Kodiak, Alaska. [12] Sea Idle United States: 1964 Alaska earthquake: A tsunami destroyed the 11-gross register ton, 29.1-foot (8.9 m) motor pleasure craft at Seward, Alaska. [12] Sea Scout Boat United States
Portage is a ghost town and former settlement on Turnagain Arm in Alaska, about 47 miles (76 km) southeast of Downtown Anchorage. [1] The town was destroyed in the 1964 Alaska earthquake when the ground in the area sank about six feet (1.8 m), putting most of the town below high tide level.
Casualties and damage caused by 250-metre (820 ft) tsunami generated by landslide into reservoir. [91] 27 Mar 1964 Seward, Alaska, United States 1964 Alaska earthquake: 211 MCM at Seward, 9.6 MCM at Turnagain Heights 106 from tsunami caused by Seward landslide M 9.2 earthquake caused submarine landslide at Seward, and large landslides in Anchorage.
The baby Pacific walrus was found emaciated and dehydrated in Utqiagvik, Alaska, after her herd left the area, Alaska SeaLife Center said. Watch as abandoned baby walrus gets second chance at life ...
A Canadian woman allegedly attempted to smuggle 22 pounds of methamphetamine wrapped as Christmas presents through a New Zealand airport on Sunday, Dec. 8. According to a news release from the New ...
Completed in 1940, this system withstood the 1964 Alaska earthquake, as well as severe floods in 1966, 1986, and 1995, which brought the water level within inches of cresting the dam. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The tunnel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.