Alaska 1964 facts

also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake, portage earthquake, Good Friday earthquake (caused the tsunamis in 1964) the earthquake lasted nearly three minutes, the second largest earthquake in history that was recorded, affected the south-central Alaskan region, Significant damages covered over an area of 50,000 square miles,Anchorage, Chitina, Glennallen, Homer, Hope, Kasilof, Kenai, Kodiak, Moose Pass, Portage, Seldovia, Seward, Sterling, Valdez, Wasilla, and Whittier.