1964 alaska earthquake damage. Alaska put in place strict building rules after a 92 earthquake in 1964. Across south central alaska ground fissures collapsing structures and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 131 deaths. An increase of one magnitude step corresponds roughly to an increase of 30 times the amount of energy released as seismic waves.
The 1964 alaskan earthquake also known as the great alaskan earthquake and good friday earthquake occurred at 536 pm akst on good friday march 27. The alaska earthquake of 1964. Although this earthquake was much more powerful than the 1994 northridge earthquake the damage and.
It overwhelmed people the way the strongest emotions do. The death toll was only 131 because of the low density of the states population but property. It was pure sensation coming on faster than the intellects ability to register it.
Lasting four minutes and thirty eight seconds the magnitude 92 megathrust earthquake remains the most. It released at least twice as much energy as the san francisco earthquake of 1906 and was felt on land over an area of almost 502000 square miles 1300000 square km. Local time 1157 utc on june 28 1992 a magnitude 73 earthquake awoke much of southern california.
Alaska earthquake of 1964 earthquake that occurred in south central alaska on march 27 1964 with a moment magnitude of 92. Summary of the earthquakes cause and effects from the alaska earthquake information center. The 1964 alaska earthquake the strongest earthquake ever recorded in north america struck alaskas prince william sound about 74 miles southeast of.
The number of deaths from the earthquake totalled 131. The damage totalled 300 400 million dollars 1964 dollars. That was the second most powerful earthquake on record.
That was the second most powerful earthquake on record. Though it turned out it was not the so called big one as many people would think it was still a very strong earthquakethe shaking lasted for two to three minutes. 115 in alaska and 16 in oregon and california.
The death toll was extrememly small for a quake of this magnitude due to low population density the time of day and the fact that it was a holiday and the type of material used to. History had profound and lasting impacts on our lives. 1964 alaska earthquake the 1964 alaska earthquake the strongest earthquake ever recorded in north america struck alaskas prince william sound about 74 miles southeast of anchorage.