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Anchorage Earthquake Was Terrifying, but the Damage Could’ve Been Much Worse

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted Anchorage on Friday cracked buildings, damaged roads and buckled bridges, drawing swift comparisons to a temblor in 1964 that devastated the ...
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Toward Reduction of Losses From Earthquakes: Conclusions From the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964

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Nine Alaska seismic stations to go dark in January, slowing West Coast tsunami alerts

KUOW Photo/John Ryan It was just before midnight when the tsunami that started with an earthquake in Alaska’s Prince William Sound reached Washington state. The year was 1964. At La Push, a 7-foot ...