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1964: Alaska's Good Friday

Earthquake
ALAN TAYLOR | MAY 30, 2014 | 36 PHOTOS | IN FOCUS
On March 27, 1964, a megathrust earthquake struck

Alaska, about 15 miles below Prince William Sound,
halfway between Anchorage and Valdez. The quake had a
moment magnitude of 9.2, making it the second most
powerful earthquake ever recorded. The initial quake and
subsequent underwater landslides caused numerous
tsunamis, which inﬂicted heavy damage on the coastal
towns of Valdez, Whittier, Seward, and Kodiak. Alaska's
biggest city, Anchorage, suﬀered numerous landslides,
destroying city blocks and neighborhoods. An estimated
139 people were killed, most by tsunamis -- including 16
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1. The rails in this approach to a railroad bridge near the

head of Turnagain Arm, southeast of Anchorage, were
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2. A photographer looks over wreckage as smoke rises

in the background from burning oil storage tanks in
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3. Downtown Anchorage, the collapse of Fourth Avenue

near C Street, due to a landslide caused by the
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4. The dock area, a tank farm, and railroad facilities in

Whittier, Alaska were severely damaged by surge-
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5. The waterfront of Seward, Alaska, weeks after the

earthquake, looking north. Note the "scalloped"
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6. Smoke rises high into the Alaska sky from burning oil
tanks in Whittier, on March 30, 1964. #
AP Photo
7. The Four Seasons Apartments in Anchorage was a

six-story lift-slab reinforced concrete building which
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8. An unidentified man sits at a desk beside hi-fi sets

moved to the middle of Fourth Avenue in Anchorage on
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9. The marquee of the Denali Theater sits even with the

street in Anchorage. The building's foundation subsided
until the marquee came to rest on the sidewalk. #
U.S. Geological Survey
10. The path of destruction made by the quake in

Alaska followed by a tsunami can be seen in this aerial
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11. Chaotic condition of the commercial section of

Kodiak following inundation by seismic sea waves. The
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12. A view of the destruction of Valdez, Alaska. Thirty-

one residents died during the earthquake and
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13. Chaos on the waterfront in Seward, burned-out

vehicles and rail cars strewn across the ruined rail yard.
#
NOAA
14. A mother stands watch as her child plays in a

puddle of water near her earthquake-shattered home in
Kodiak, Alaska in March of 1964. #
AP Photo/File
15. Tsunami damage and high-water line at Seward.

The tsunami waves washed the snow from the lower
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16. The roof of a structure dragged into an Alaskan bay

after the 1964 earthquake. #
NOAA
17. Support columns punched through the deck of the

Twentymile River Bridge, as it collapsed during the
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18. Government Hill Elementary School in Anchorage,

destroyed by the Government Hill landslide. #
19. In an Anchorage neighborhood, a wooden fence at

the toe of the L Street landslide, buckled and shortened
by compression. #
20. An Anchorage neighborhood name Turnagain

Heights was partially destroyed by a landslide shortly
after the earthquake. #
W.R. Hansen/U.S. Geological Survey
21. The jumbled ground of Turnagain Heights, after the

landslide. #
NOAA
22. Damaged homes in the Turnagain Heights landslide

area in Anchorage. #
23. A wider aerial view of the Turnagain Heights

landslide. Most of this area is now a park - you can see
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24. An earthquake-and-landslide-damaged
neighborhood in Anchorage, Alaska. #
AP Photo
25. This highway embankment fissured and spread,

cracking down the middle. The road was built on thick
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26. The village of Portage, at the head of Turnagain

Arm, flooded at high tide as a result of 6 feet of tectonic
subsidence during the earthquake. #
27. With the city under martial law, soldiers patrol a

downtown street in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 28,
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28. Anchorage small business owners clear salvageable

items and equipment from their earthquake-ravaged
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29. The head of the L Street landslide in Anchorage.

The land on the left side sank 7 to 10 feet in response to
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30. A man and his wife carry a load of possessions from

their earthquake-shattered home in Anchorage, Alaska,
on March 31, 1964. #
AP Photo
31. A fractured city block in Anchorage, Alaska, on

March 28, 1964. #
AP Photo
32. One span of the 'Million Dollar bridge' of the defunct

Copper River and Northwestern Railroad was dropped
into the Copper River by the earthquake. #
33. A fishing boat and buoy, washed ashore by tsunami

waves in Seward, Alaska. #
NOAA
34. A forlorn couple stands on a concrete dock viewing

the remains of the Kodiak waterfront on March 29, 1964.
#
AP Photo
35. Trees up to 24 inches in diameter and 100 feet

above sea level were broken and splintered by the
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36. This truck was bent around a tree by the surge

waves generated by the underwater landslides along
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2/5/2019 1964: Alaska's Good Friday Earthquake - The Atlantic

1964: Alaska's Good Friday

On March 27, 1964, a megathrust earthquake struck

1. The rails in this approach to a railroad bridge near the

2. A photographer looks over wreckage as smoke rises

3. Downtown Anchorage, the collapse of Fourth Avenue

4. The dock area, a tank farm, and railroad facilities in

5. The waterfront of Seward, Alaska, weeks after the

7. The Four Seasons Apartments in Anchorage was a

8. An unidentified man sits at a desk beside hi-fi sets

9. The marquee of the Denali Theater sits even with the

U.S. Geological Survey

10. The path of destruction made by the quake in

11. Chaotic condition of the commercial section of

12. A view of the destruction of Valdez, Alaska. Thirty-

13. Chaos on the waterfront in Seward, burned-out

14. A mother stands watch as her child plays in a

15. Tsunami damage and high-water line at Seward.

16. The roof of a structure dragged into an Alaskan bay

17. Support columns punched through the deck of the

18. Government Hill Elementary School in Anchorage,

U.S. Geological Survey

19. In an Anchorage neighborhood, a wooden fence at

U.S. Geological Survey

20. An Anchorage neighborhood name Turnagain

W.R. Hansen/U.S. Geological Survey

21. The jumbled ground of Turnagain Heights, after the

22. Damaged homes in the Turnagain Heights landslide

U.S. Geological Survey

23. A wider aerial view of the Turnagain Heights

25. This highway embankment fissured and spread,

26. The village of Portage, at the head of Turnagain

U.S. Geological Survey

27. With the city under martial law, soldiers patrol a

28. Anchorage small business owners clear salvageable

29. The head of the L Street landslide in Anchorage.

30. A man and his wife carry a load of possessions from

31. A fractured city block in Anchorage, Alaska, on

32. One span of the 'Million Dollar bridge' of the defunct

U.S. Geological Survey

33. A fishing boat and buoy, washed ashore by tsunami

34. A forlorn couple stands on a concrete dock viewing

35. Trees up to 24 inches in diameter and 100 feet

36. This truck was bent around a tree by the surge

We want to hear what you think about this article. Submit a

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