An urgent tsunami alert has been issued for Papua New Guinea after an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale - the US Geological Survey warned of large three-metre waves ...

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 ...

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.

2. Alaska Called The Good Friday earthquake, it occurred on March 27, 1964 in Alaska, with magnitude 9.2, and epicenter at 12.4 miles (20 km) north of Prince William Sound.

The largest earthquake in U.S. history was the 1964 Good Friday quake in Alaska, a 9.2 magnitude temblor that killed 131 people. It lasted four and a half minutes and ran along the Aleutian fault.

The strongest earthquake in U.S. history was the magnitude 9.2 Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964, which also triggered a tsunami. So, is today's 4.8-magnitude earthquake considered big?

A USGS Modified Mercalli Intensity map shows contours of equal shaking for the 1964 Alaska earthquake. On the right, the same contours are superimposed on California at the same scale. (Contributed) ...

The earthquake that took place in 1964 on March 28 in the Alaska region hit with a strong magnitude of 9.2 as per the Richter scale.

The most powerful earthquake to ever shake Alaska was a 9.2 Mw event. This earthquake struck the state on March 27, 1964, at 5:36 p.m. local time. The event’s epicenter was 60.908°N 147.339°W in ...