In 1964, a bigger earthquake struck Alaska again, this time on March 27. The ‘64 Great Alaska Earthquake is considered the second largest ever recorded at magnitude 9.2. The ground shook for ...

How devastating was the great quake of 1964 ... By John MacKie At 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964, a massive earthquake struck Alaska. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake ...

Alaska—from Denali to the stuffed bear on ... Below our six-seat Cessna was a glacier extending 36 miles from the great peak. The doors of the little plane were open so that a photographer ...

The Great Tohoku Earthquake struck Japan on March 11 ... Also known as the Good Friday Earthquake, a 9.2 quake in southern Alaska and tsunami killed 131 people and caused over $2 billion in ...

Minto Flats spills out in frozen lakes and rivers just beyond the village of Minto during sunrise on March 23. (Photo by ...

How devastating was the great quake of 1964? Here’s a summary by John MacKie of the Vancouver Sun, originally published on the 50th anniversary of the disaster. At 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964, a ...