Melinda ChattsDear Melinda,The March 27 (Good Friday), 1964, Alaskan earthquake had a strength of 9.2 on the Richter scale. It was the most powerful earthquake to strike North America and the ...

The earthquake’s epicenter was Prince William Sound and measured as a 9.2 on the Richter scale. Over 1,200 miles away the Space Needle trembled. From coast to coast, states felt the impact.

The 1964 Good Friday earthquake in Alaska, which was a 9.2 magnitude, ... This event, which struck south-central Alaska on March 27, 1964, registered 9.2 on the Richter scale.

It occurred on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. This earthquake was literally off the scale, but was ultimately calculated to be a 9.2 on the Richter Seismic scale.

Anchorage, Alaska, may be a good 4,300 mile drive from the Oneonta area, but in late March 1964 many a local thought — and even an Earth pulse — was on the minds of our neighbors in the ...

At 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964, a massive earthquake struck Alaska. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake registered 9.2 on the Richter scale and lasted fourand-a-half minutes. This ...

Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964. ... The quake was one of the largest ever recorded in North America and registered a whopping 9.2 on the Richter scale.