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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).
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: Alaska: 9.2 M w 143: 1964 Alaska earthquake: February 4, 1965 ...
The largest earthquake in U.S. history was the 1964 Good Friday quake in Alaska, a 9.2 magnitude temblor that killed 131 people. It lasted four and a half minutes and ran along the Aleutian fault ...
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
1963 Kuril Islands earthquake: 27 March 1964 17:36 (local time) Prince William Sound, Alaska: 131 9.2 M w [39] The second largest earthquake in recorded history. 1964 Alaska earthquake: 3 February 1965 19:01 (local time) Rat Islands, Alaska: 0 8.7 M w [40] One of the largest earthquake in recorded history. 1965 Rat Islands earthquake: 17 ...
A magnitude 9.2 earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska caused damage and loss of life along the West Coast in 1964. More than 150 tsunamis have slammed California’s shore since 1800.
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 ...