1964 Alaska earthquake and tsunami

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1964_Alaska_earthquake_and_tsunami

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:disaster_response gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:Alaska gptkb:British_Columbia gptkb:California gptkb:Hawaii gptkb:Japan gptkb:Oregon gptkb:Washington
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Great_Alaska_Earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	9.2
gptkbp:casualties	131
gptkbp:causedBy	subduction of Pacific Plate beneath North American Plate
gptkbp:causedFires	true
gptkbp:causedInfrastructureCollapse	true
gptkbp:causedOilSpills	true
gptkbp:causedPortDamage	true
gptkbp:causedRailroadDamage	true
gptkbp:consequence	thousands
gptkbp:damageCost	$311 million (1964 USD)
gptkbp:date	March 27, 1964
gptkbp:duration	4 minutes, 38 seconds
gptkbp:earthquakeDeaths	25
gptkbp:epicenter	near College Fjord, Prince William Sound
gptkbp:federalDisasterDeclared	true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1964 Alaska earthquake and tsunami
gptkbp:influencedSeismicBuildingCodes	true
gptkbp:largestEarthquakeInUSHistory	true
gptkbp:location	Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA
gptkbp:maximumDepth	25 km
gptkbp:maximumIntensity	XI (Extreme)
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Anchorage_Earthquake_Park
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Anchorage gptkb:Cordova gptkb:Homer gptkb:Kodiak gptkb:Seward gptkb:Valdez gptkb:Chenega gptkb:Portage gptkb:Whittier
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:secondLargestEarthquakeWorldwide	true
gptkbp:seismicType	megathrust
gptkbp:studiedBy	gptkb:National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration gptkb:US_Geological_Survey
gptkbp:triggeredLandslides	true
gptkbp:triggeredLiquefaction	true
gptkbp:tsunami	yes 67 meters (Chenega, Alaska)
gptkbp:tsunamiDeaths	106
gptkbp:USGSEventID	alaska1964
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kodiak_Archipelago
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6