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1964 Alaska great earthquake and tsunami

1964 CE · United States, North America · Disaster

1964 Alaska great earthquake and tsunami
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The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 139 deaths.

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