Are there earthquakes in Alaska?
Yes indeed! Each year Alaska has approximately 5,000 earthquakes, including 1,000 that measure above 3.5 on the Richter scale. Out of the 10 strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the world, 3 have occurred in Alaska. On Good Friday March 27, 1964 North America’s strongest recorded earthquake measured 9.3 on the Richter scale. In comparison, the big one that rocked California was about a 6.8. When it hit, it created a tidal wave that dropped Seward by 6 feet and water logged most of Valdez. The pictures above are taken by my mother in 1964 after the Earthquake. While my father (an engineer) was re-building new Valdez, my mother and friends where selected to burn down old Valdez after the water damage.
