Good Friday Earthquake 1964

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:California
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Washington
gptkb:Alaska_Peninsula
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Alaska_Earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.2
gptkbp:casualties 131
gptkbp:category 1964 disasters in the United States
Megathrust earthquake
Natural disaster in Alaska
gptkbp:causedBy subduction of Pacific Plate beneath North American Plate
gptkbp:consequence yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:damageCost $311 million (1964 USD)
gptkbp:date 1964-03-27
gptkbp:duration 4.5 minutes
gptkbp:epicenter gptkb:Prince_William_Sound,_Alaska
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1965_Rat_Islands_earthquake
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Good Friday Earthquake 1964
gptkbp:maximumDepth 25 km
gptkbp:maximumSlip ~20 m
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Anchorage
gptkb:Cordova
gptkb:Kodiak
gptkb:Seward
gptkb:Valdez
gptkb:Chenega
gptkb:Girdwood
gptkb:Portage
gptkb:Whittier
gptkbp:notableLandslides yes
gptkbp:notableLiquefaction yes
gptkbp:notableTsunamiDamage yes
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1960_Valdivia_earthquake
gptkbp:rank second most powerful earthquake recorded
gptkbp:ruptureLength ~800 km
gptkbp:ruptureWidth ~250 km
gptkbp:seismicMoment 7.5×10^21 Nm
gptkbp:state gptkb:Alaska
gptkbp:tsunami yes
67 m
gptkbp:USGSEventID alaska1964
gptkbp:USGSPage https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/alaska1964
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cordova,_Alaska
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7