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The Good Friday earthquake is the name given to a powerful earthquake that occurred in Alaska on March 27, 1964. It remains the most powerful recorded earthquake in North American history and caused widespread damage and tsunamis.
The 1964 Good Friday earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska earthquake, caused significant damage to Anchorage, Alaska. It was a magnitude 9.2 earthquake and one of the most powerful recorded earthquakes in global history.
On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, the Great Alaska Earthquake did major damage. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 139 deaths.
131 people died ,122 from tidal wave
The Good Friday Alaskan earthquake lasted for about four to five minutes. I hope my answer helped. :)
The 1964 Good Friday earthquake in Alaska lasted for about 4 minutes, making it one of the longest recorded earthquakes in history. It was a magnitude 9.2 earthquake, the second largest ever recorded, and caused widespread devastation in the region.
The Good Friday Earthquake on March 27, 1964 had its epicenter near Prince Wiliam Sound, Alaska. It lasted about 5 minutes, and caused 131 deaths, but it may not be true.This earthquake was the 4th most powerful earthquake ever recorded, and the most powerful earthquake to have an epicenter in the United States.
It registered 9.2 magnitude.
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Nine were killed by the earthquake and and at least another 120 by the Tsunami that it created.
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The Alaskan earthquake occurred on Good Friday, March 27, 1964, at 5:36 PM local time.