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6 mar 2018 · The death toll reached 131 people: 15 died during the initial tremors and the rest in the subsequent tsunamis and landslides. 1964 Alaska Earthquake Changes the Coastline.
As a result of the earthquake, 131 people are believed to have died: [3] Nine died as a result of the earthquake itself and another 122 died from the subsequent tsunamis all over the world. [13] Five died from the tsunami in Oregon , [ 14 ] and 12 died from the tsunami in Crescent City , California .
3 paź 2024 · Alaska earthquake of 1964, earthquake that occurred in south-central Alaska on March 27, 1964, with a moment magnitude of 9.2. The earthquake killed 131 people, and it was felt on land over an area of almost 502,000 square miles (1,300,000 square km).
Map of southern Alaska showing the epicenter of the 1964 Alaska Earthquake (red star). Click to view a larger image. On March 27, 1964 at 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.
27 mar 2014 · Of the 131 people killed during the earthquake, 119 died in tsunamis. Most were killed by tsunamis triggered by underwater landslides, not by the earthquake-induced tsunami. In Chenega, 25...
On March 27, 1964 (UTC) at 5:36 p.m. local time, the largest recorded earthquake in U.S. history struck Alaska’s Prince William Sound. The devastating 9.2 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunamis ravaged coastal communities and took over 139 lives.
25 mar 2024 · Submarine landslides caused by strong ground shaking during the M9.2 1964 Great Alaska earthquake generated a tsunami that destroyed much of the old town of Valdez, Alaska, and was responsible for 32 deaths at that location.
