March 27th 1964 – The Great Alaskan Earthquake. On Good Friday at 5:36 PM an earthquake struck the Prince William Sound area of Alaska. With a magnitude of 9.2 it is still the largest quake to have ever hit North America and is the second largest one ever recorded. It lasted for over four and half minutes and caused about 140 deaths. The death toll was low because it struck a sparsely populated area. Most of the deaths were caused by tsunamis with people being killed as far away as Oregon and northern California. The Space Needle in Seattle swayed and water sloshed in harbors in Louisiana. Effects of the quake could be detected in forty-seven states. Anchorage was severely damaged as were the coastal fishing ports of Valdez, Seward, Cordova and Kodiak. And in what I find to be one of the most fascinating bits of information, it was reported the quake was so powerful that the entire planet rang like a bell.
Gary,
Sometimes the accounts herein of your past lives stop my watch. Make me remember, even do some thinking! I really like THIS DAY IN HISTORY. thank you.
Gregg