1964 M9.2 Great Alaska Earthquake

Scientific publications

Elena N. Suleimani, J. Barrett Salisbury, and Dmitry J. Nicolsky, (2023) Tsunami inundation maps of Anchorage and upper Cook Inlet, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2023-2, 56 p., 9 sheets. https://doi.org/10.14509/31018. (Includes modeling of 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake tsunami.)

Michael E. West, Peter J. Haeussler, Natalia A. Ruppert, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission; (2014) Why the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Matters 50 Years Later. Seismological Research Letters; 85 (2): 245–251. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220140020

Fact Sheets

1964 Great Alaska Earthquake 50th Anniversary

The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunamis—A Modern Perspective and Enduring Legacies

Information

Seismograms of 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake from College, AK and Texas. (US Geological Survey)

Multimedia resources about the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake (Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management)

Story Map

A Hidden Wave Emerges