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The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska 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.
United States, southern Alaska: 9.2: 25.0: XI The 1964 Alaska earthquake was the largest in United States history. The earthquake itself caused 15 deaths and fairly extensive damage to Anchorage, Alaska and surrounding areas. A large tsunami led to 124 further deaths. Total property damage costs were $400 million (1964 rate).
This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Alaska. Date MMI Mag. Coordinates Depth Deaths ... 13 km: 1: 1986-05-07: VI: 8.0 M w: 19 km ... 1964-03-27: XI: 9.2 M w
The Alaska peninsula was rocked late Wednesday night by the strongest earthquake to hit the United States since 1965. Alaska peninsula rocked by largest earthquake to strike United States in more ...
1954 Dixie Valley earthquake [2] March 9, 1957: Alaska: 8.6 M w 0: 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake: April 7, 1958: Alaska 7.3 M w 0 1958 Huslia earthquake [2] July 9, 1958: Alaska: 7.8 M w 5 (tsunami) 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami: August 18, 1959: Montana, Wyoming, Idaho: 7.2 M w 28 + 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake: March 27, 1964 ...
One man said it felt like bears were trying to climb on his cabin.
The quake occurred at a depth of 9.3km and felt widely throughout the Alaskan Peninsula 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska coast as tsunami warning issued Skip to main content
[13] [14] The magnitude 9.2 earthquake was the largest ever recorded in North America, and Anchorage lay only 75 miles (121 km) from its epicenter. [13] [14] The earthquake killed 115 people in Alaska, and damage was estimated at over $300 million ($1.8 billion in 2007 U.S. dollars).