Any materials cited must be attributed to the KVOS Channel 12 Films, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. No tsunami was expected, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and National Weather Service, and no warning was issued. On July 15, 2023, at 10:48 pm Alaska time, a magnitude 7.

For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103, USA (36 and refer to the collection name and identifier. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 22 miles south of the village of Old Harbor Monday night, about 70 miles southwest of the city of Kodiak. and international copyright laws) and is displayed for educational purposes.

This subject is in copyright (subject to U.S. Four minutes later, Alaskans in coastal communities were. local time, Alaskans were rocked by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake, with an epicenter in the Gulf of Alaska, about 350 miles southwest of Anchorage, and about 175 miles southeast of Kodiak Island. One week ago, on January 23rd at 12:31 a.m. KVOS-TV (Television station : Bellingham, Wash.) (broadcaster) By Communications and Publishing January 30, 2018. The tsunami aftermath is well-illustrated by this dramatic footage of the town, showing destroyed ships, the ruins of buildings, and community relief efforts. The devastation of Kodiak was caused by a series of accompanying tidal waves. The Maquake was then the largest earthquake recorded striking the United States. Including a brief introductory newscast by reporter Andy Anderson, this reel focuses on the massive destruction wrought on Kodiak City, on Kodiak Island, Alaska, by the 1964 earthquake. It was the most severe earthquake to strike this part of Alaska in modern time, and took the. More than 250 people were killed by the quake and the tsunami.Ī 7.5 magnitude earthquake also caused tsunami waves in Alaska's southern coast in October, but no casualties were reported.KVOS Special: Alaska Earthquake - The Day After The great earthquake (Richter magnitude of 8.48.5) that struck south-central Alaska at 5:36 p.m., Alaska standard time, on Ma(03:36, March 28, Greenwich mean time), was felt in every community on Kodiak Island and the nearby islands. It devastated Anchorage and unleashed a tsunami that slammed the Gulf of Alaska, the US west coast, and Hawaii. On March 27th, 1964, the second largest instrumentally recorded earthquake worldwide rocked southern Alaska for 4 to 5 minutes. The state was hit by a 9.2-magnitude earthquake in March 1964, the strongest ever recorded in North America. 'This is the largest earthquake to happen in the Alaska region since 1965,' Michael West, state seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Center, told Alaska Public Media.Īlaska is part of the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire. She said authorities had lifted evacuation orders, with no reports of any damage. Small waves hit the coast of Kodiak, according to a broadcaster on local radio station KMXT. Locals living close to sea level were told to evacuate to higher ground. Tsunami warning sirens had been broadcast across Kodiak, an island with a population of about 6,000 people, along Alaska's coastline. The maximum wave height detected by the center was eight inches (21 centimeters) above tide level with small tsunamis hitting at least six points off Alaska's coastline. North America's largest earthquake rattled Alaska 50 years ago, killing 15 people and creating a tsunami that killed 124 more from Alaska to California. Geological Survey, tsunami damage is shown along the waterfront in Kodiak, Alaska. The US government's National Tsunami Warning Center immediately issued an alert for south Alaska and the Alaskan peninsula but canceled all warnings about three hours later. In this March 1964 photo released by the U.S. Perryville is a small village about 500 miles from Anchorage, Alaska's biggest city. The quake struck at 10:15 pm Wednesday (0615 GMT Thursday). The earthquake hit 56 miles (91 kilometers) southeast of the town of Perryville, the USGS said.

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