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In 1964, a massive 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska resulted in a tsunami in Crescent City, California five hours later. The quake's epicenter was 1,600 miles from the town.
1964: Alaska, U.S. and Pacific Ocean: 1964 Alaska earthquake: Earthquake: After the magnitude 9.2 Good Friday earthquake of 27 March 1964, tsunamis hit Alaska, British Columbia, California, and coastal cities in the Pacific Northwest, killing 121 people. Waves reached 100 feet (30 m) high and killed 11 people as far away as Crescent City ...
The freeze of December 1964 that occurred before the flood. An atypical cold spell began in Oregon on December 13, 1964, that froze the soil, and it was followed by unusually heavy snow. [3] [8] Subsequently, an atmospheric river brought persistent, heavy, warm rain. [3] [8] The temperature increased by 30 to 40 °F (17 to 22 °C).
March 1964 – A powerful earthquake in Alaska produced a tsunami, devastating several North Coast towns and resulting in 14 deaths and an economic loss of $14 million in Del Norte County alone. [1] December 19–24, 1964 – Flooding along the North Coast were the result of six days of heavy rainfall. Every major stream in the North Coast ...
A map shows California’s tsunami hazard area, which is highlighted in yellow. ... A magnitude 9.2 earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska caused damage and loss of life along the West Coast in 1964 ...
The last tsunami to hit California was in January, after a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Ocean near Tonga sent 2-foot tsunami waves barreling through the Bay Area more than 5,000 miles away.
The city is on the Pacific coast in the upper northwestern part of California, about 20 mi (32 km) south of the Oregon border. Crescent City's offshore geography makes it unusually susceptible to tsunamis. [8] In 1964 much of the city was destroyed by four tsunami waves generated by the Great Alaskan earthquake off Anchorage, Alaska.
The last time the West Coast saw a tsunami ... the Alaskan earthquake of 1964 set off a catastrophic tsunami that devastated Crescent City, washing away 29 city blocks and killing at least 11 ...