What the records say
- When
- 28 Mar 1964
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 60.91° N, 147.34° W
- Deaths
- 139
- Damage musd
- 400
- Max water height m
- 51.8
- Source quake magnitude
- 9.2
- Runups
- 428
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1964 Alaska earthquake
Second most powerful earthquake in recorded history
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. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 139 deaths.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page