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)

New Analysis Finds Real, Though Rare, Tsunami Threat to Upper Cook Inlet 

The Ghost Forest of Girdwood

Story Map

A Hidden Wave Emerges: Tsunami Hazard in Upper Cook Inlet

Tsunami Information

Upper Cook Inlet Tsunami Inundation Map

Animation of Subduction Zone Tsunami Inundation Scenario in upper Cook Inlet

Know Your Tsunami Hazard in Anchorage, Chugiak, Eagle River, Eklutna, & Girdwood (community brochure PDF)