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The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 – Alaska Earthquake Information Center; The short film ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. Anchorage, AK Good Friday Earthquake, Mar 1964 Archived 2014-03-23 at the Wayback Machine – GenDisasters.com
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 Injuries Comments Ref 2021-07-28: VIII: 8.2 M w ... 1964-03-27: XI: 9.2 M w
Alaska: 7.1 M ww 0: 2018 Anchorage earthquake: July 4, 2019: California 6.4 M w 1 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes: ... March 27, 1964 1964 Alaska earthquake
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday morning, ... In 1964, an earthquake of the reported magnitude 9.2 provoked a huge Tsunami in Alaska, killing 131 ...
Genie Chance (born Emma Gene "Genie" Broadfoot; [1] January 24, 1927 – May 17, 1998) [2] [3] was an American journalist, radio broadcaster, and Alaska state politician. She is most well-known for her coverage of the 1964 Alaska earthquake, [4] which netted her numerous journalism awards, [5] and for her contributions to Alaska legislation.
After the worst earthquake in North American history shocked Anchorage, Alaska, the city leaned on an unlikely savior to see it through the disaster. The post How the First Female Newscaster in ...
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 ...