The 1964 Alaska Earthquake and Tsunamis-A Modern Perspective and Enduring Legacies.United States Government Printing Office, Washington: 1993.
#ALASKA QUAKE OF 1964 PROFESSIONAL#
Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527, Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised), Learn about the great leaps in research over the past 50 years. earthquake ever recorded, and a turning point in earth science. Science Features: The 1964 Alaska Earthquake & Tsunami.The map shows the epicenter of the 1964 Alaska Earthquake (red star), caused when the Pacific Plate lurched northward underneath the North American Plate. It is also the second largest earthquake ever recorded, next to the M9.5 earthquake in Chile in 1960. The earthquake lasted approximately 4.5 minutes and is the most powerful recorded earthquake in U.S. The earthquake rupture started approximately 25 km beneath the surface, with its epicenter about 6 miles (10 km) east of the mouth of College Fiord, 56 miles (90 km) west of Valdez and 75 miles (120 km) east of Anchorage. On Maat 5:36pm local time (March 28 at 3:36 UTC) an earthquake of magnitude 9.2 occurred in the Prince William Sound region of Alaska. Map of southern Alaska showing the epicenter of the 1964 Alaska Earthquake (red star).
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