the Great Alaska Earthquake

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/the_Great_Alaska_Earthquake
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Anchorage
gptkb:Kodiak
gptkb:Seward
gptkb:Valdez
gptkb:Chenega
gptkb:Whittier
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs 1964 Alaska earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.2
gptkbp:borders Pacific Plate and North American Plate
gptkbp:casualties 131
gptkbp:causedLandslides yes
gptkbp:causedLiquefaction yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1964-03-27
gptkbp:destroyedBy $311 million (1964 USD)
gptkbp:duration 4.5 minutes
gptkbp:epicenter gptkb:Prince_William_Sound,_Alaska
gptkbp:followedBy aftershocks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Great Alaska Earthquake
gptkbp:maximumDepth 25 km
gptkbp:notableBuilding yes
gptkbp:notableFor caused widespread subsidence and uplift
largest earthquake in US history
triggered tsunamis across the Pacific
gptkbp:precededBy foreshocks
gptkbp:rank second most powerful earthquake recorded
gptkbp:state gptkb:Alaska
gptkbp:tsunami gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
yes
gptkbp:type megathrust earthquake
gptkbp:USGSEventID alaska1964
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_1964_Alaska_earthquake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8