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27 March 1964

The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami

Prince William Sound rupture zone and south-central Alaska, United States

A magnitude 9.2 earthquake ruptured the Alaska–Aleutian subduction zone for roughly four and a half minutes, making it the most powerful earthquake recorded in United States history. …

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