The epicenter of the earthquake was approximately 12.4 miles (20 km) north of Prince William Sound and 78 miles (120 km) east south east of Anchorage.
It's exact location was 61 deg 3' 0'' N, 147 deg 28' 48'' W.
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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.
The 1964 Alaska earthquake (March 27, 1964) had its epicentre in Prince William Sound near Anchorage. The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 making it the largest ever to occur in the US, and the 3rd largest ever recorded by seismometer.
The Alaska earthquake of 1964 was approximately 300 times more intense than the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This is because the Richter scale is logarithmic, with each whole number increase representing 10 times more amplitude and about 31.6 times more energy release.
There was a 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Prince William Sound, Alaska in 1964.
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.
BIG earthquake in and around Anchorage.
The 1964 earthquake hit Anchorage.
The well know earthquake in Alaska was in 1964, and became known as the Great Alaska Earthquake. It occurred on Friday, March 27, 1964. See link below for more information.
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.
The 1964 earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska occurred as a result of an oceanic plate sinking under a continental or land plate. Two types of tsunami were produced as a result of this massive quake.
Anchorage Alaska
The 1964 Alaska earthquake (March 27, 1964) had its epicentre in Prince William Sound near Anchorage. The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 making it the largest ever to occur in the US, and the 3rd largest ever recorded by seismometer.
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Nine were killed by the earthquake itself but the tsunami it caused resulted in other deaths as far away as California.
Malcolm H. Logan has written: 'The Alaska earthquake, March 27, 1964' -- subject(s): Alaska, Anchorage, Earthquakes, Eklutna Project
The Alaska earthquake of 1964 was approximately 300 times more intense than the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This is because the Richter scale is logarithmic, with each whole number increase representing 10 times more amplitude and about 31.6 times more energy release.