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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 Injuries ... Limited damage / Tsunami [1] ... 1964-03-27: XI:
7.0 to 7.9: Major earthquake. Serious damage. ... The largest earthquake in U.S. history was the 1964 Good Friday quake in Alaska, a 9.2 magnitude temblor that killed 131 people.
Only earthquakes that have caused damage over US$1 billion, adjusted for inflation, are listed here. ... 1964 Alaska earthquake: United States (Alaska) 9.2 $3.9 ...
Those findings were based on how, in 1964, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake in Alaska sent a tsunami toward California and did heavy damage along the coast near San Francisco.
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 1965 Rat Islands earthquake occurred at 05:01 UTC, on 4 February (19:01, 3 February local time [1]). It had a magnitude of 8.7 and triggered a tsunami of over 10 m on Shemya Island , [ 2 ] but caused very little damage.