[DOC] [TLE] 1964 Alaska earthquake - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and 
Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 P.M. AST on Good Friday, March 27. ... 
The epicenter of the earthquake was 12.4 mi (20 km) north of Prince William ... 
The largest tsunami wave was recorded in Shoup Bay, Alaska, with a height of... [DOC] [TLE] The Great M9.2 Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of March 27, 1964 [PAR] On March 27, 1964 at 5:36pm local time (March 28 at 3:36 UTC) a great ... 4.5 
minutes and is the most powerful recorded earthquake in U.S. history. ... the 
Pacific Plate lurched northward underneath the North American Plate. ... by the 
United States Office of Civil Defense, U.S. Military, and local, state, and federal 
officials. [DOC] [TLE] Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions - Infoplease [PAR] 23, Shaanxi (Shensi) province, China: most deadly earthquake in history; 
830,000 killed. ... May 22, Chile: strongest earthquake ever recorded (9.5 
magnitude) struck near the ... 1964: March 28, Alaska (03:36:14 UT; March 27, 5:
36 P.M. local time): strongest earthquake ever to strike North America (9.2 
magnitude) hit 80 mi... [DOC] [TLE] Are you prepared for the next big - Alaska Earthquake Center [PAR] the United States and is, in fact, one of the most seismically active ... of southern 
Alaska on March 27th, 1964. ... North America in almost 150 years occurred on. [DOC] [TLE] THE ALASKA EARTHQUAKE, MARCH 27, 1964: FIELD ... [PAR] left homeless, more than 50,000 square miles of the State ... J. E. Salter, courtesy 
of Arctic Institute of North America: figure 6. ..... Estimated Federal assistance to 
Alaska after March 27, 1964, earthquake- - - - - - .... Ground motion is more 
intense ... 1964, p. 2). Marked fluctuztions of water levels in recording wells were 
noted... [DOC] [TLE] Special Reports and Features - AlabamaQuake.com [PAR] Earthquakes in North Alabama - North and North-Central Alabama ... tragic 
backdrop to a most interesting seismic study of artificially-generated ... recorded 
across five states, and as far away as 428 km (265 miles) from New York City. ..... 
Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964 (U.S. Army Photo) .... ranged from 8.4 
to 8.6. [DOC] [TLE] earthquake facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Earthquakes can occur for a variety of reasons; however, the most common ... 
This type of fault block configuration is typified by the North American Basin .... "
hear" every noteworthy earth-shaking event, recording it on a seismogram. ..... 
That event occurred during the late afternoon of 27 March 1964, at 5:36 p.m. local 
time. [DOC] [TLE] Earthquakes: A Summary of Non-California Regional Variations in ... [PAR] Volcanic, 27 ... However, the most intense earthquake in U.S. history did not 
occur in California, but ... lower New York State, which has experienced tremors 
of 3.0-4.0 Richter in recent years. ... As in most of North America, this area rides 
on the North American plate, .... The great 1964 Alaska earthquake was an 8.4 
Richter. [DOC] [TLE] Aunt Phil's Trunk Alaska History Blog [PAR] Oct 13, 2015 ... Then came chills so intense that no amount of blankets warmed the body. ... 
Read More ... accounts of survivors who experienced the Good Friday 
earthquake of 1964, ... 27-Sept. 7! The Alaska State Fair is opening next 
Thursday, Aug. 27, and ... Story Time with Aunt Phil on CBS KTVA Channel 11, 
is a hit. [DOC] [TLE] 2014 News Archive - Cascadia Hazards Institute [PAR] The earthquake and tsunami claimed more than 280,000 lives and caused .... 
after a more intense storm - or a massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake
? ... Oregon and Washington state are part of a giant active fault known as the ..... 
ago, on March 27, 1964, the Pacific plate scraped under the North American 
plate... [DOC] [TLE] Frequently Asked Questions about Tsunamis - TeacherVision.com [PAR] One of the

Question: On March 27, 1964, North America's most intense recorded earthquake, an 8.4, hit this state
Answer: Alaska