Deseret News archives: Massive earthquake on April 1, 1946, shook Alaska, wreaked havoc along ‘Ring of Fire’
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 1, 1946, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake ...
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'Great cracks opened in the ground, buildings twisted and fell': Nine photos of devastation from the 1964 great Alaska quake
Sixty-one years ago today, March 27, 1964, the second most powerful earthquake on the planet shook Alaska and affected every ...
‘There are impressions that are seared into my brain’: Man recalls 1964 quake, tsunami in Valdez
The Great Alaska Earthquake struck Alaska 61 years ago on March 27, 1964. Valdez resident Wade Huls was just 11 on that day, ...
Tsunami Preparedness Week in Alaska, warning coordinator talks importance
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Governor Mike Dunleavy declared March 23 through 29 of this year as Tsunami Preparedness Week. It also marks 61 years since the Great Alaska Earthquake and the tsunamis that ...