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Anchorage, about 120 kilometers northwest of the epicenter, sustained the most severe damage to property. About 30 blocks of dwellings and commercial buildings were damaged or destroyed in the downtown area. Huge slides occurred in the downtown business section, at Government Hill, and at Turnagain Heights. The duration of the shock was estimated at 3 minutes.
This shock generated a tsunami that devasted many towns along the Gulf of Alaska, and left serious damage along the Canadian coast, along the West Coast of the United States (15 killed), and in Hawaii. The maximum wave height recorded was 67 meters at Valdez Inlet.
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Photos from the Earth Science Photographs from the U.S. Geological Survey Library, by Joseph K. McGregor and Carl Abston, U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-21, 1995. |
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