![]() ![]() East of Anchorage, areas around the head of Turnagain Arm near Portage dropped 8 feet (2.4 m), requiring reconstruction and fill to raise the Seward Highway above the new high tidemark. Two hundred miles southwest, some areas near Kodiak were permanently raised by 30 feet (9.1 m). Anchorage sustained great destruction or damage to many inadequately engineered houses, buildings, and infrastructure (paved streets, sidewalks, water and sewer mains, electrical systems, and other man-made equipment). Ground fissures and failures caused major structural damage in several communities, much damage to property and several landslides. The powerful earthquake produced Earthquake liquefaction in the region. and North American history, and the third most powerful ever measured by seismograph it had a moment magnitude of 9.2, and registered 8.4 on the Richter scale. Lasting nearly five minutes, it was the most powerful recorded earthquake in U.S. This Alaskan earthquake is also known as the Good Friday earthquake because it occurred during that Christian holy day. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing buildings, and tsunamis directly caused about 131 deaths. Wikipedia notes: The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska earthquake, began at 5:36 P.M. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Alaska Jolted By Earthquake" with a few smaller subheads. * The Great Alaskan Earthquake (1st report) LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 28, 1964 ![]()
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