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In this photo a car straddles a crack in the pavement caused by lateral spreading in the 1964 earthquake. The Alaska highway system in the region of strong shaking was severely damaged. Roads in soft ground or on embankments sustained extensive cracking, settlement, and sloughing. More than $13 million was needed to repair the damage. Image Credit: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center March 28, 1964 Prince William Sound USA earthquake and tsunami The earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on the North American Continent. It was a magnitude 8.4 earthquake, felt over 500,000 square miles. This great earthquake and ensuing tsunami took 125 lives (tsunami 110, earthquake 15). Event Data:
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