![]() ![]() Alaska Science Forum: Feet on the Ground Right After Alaska’s Big One.Produced by Creative Arts Studio in 1964 for the USGS.Įxcerpt from the TV show “The Big Picture” produced by the US Army in 1966 about the Alaska Earthquake and its tragic effects. These films were shot by amateur and professional cameramen in the hours and days following the earthquake at locations such as Anchorage, Kodiak, Seward, Valdez, Chenega, Afognak.Īn examination of the 1964 Alaska Good Friday Earthquake from a (pre- plate tectonics theory) geological point of view. Clips of the Alaska Earthquake from The Alaska Film Archives.Includes extensive archival footage of the earthquake and aftermath. Military, and local, state, and federal officials. This “Story map” combines an interactive map with historic photos of the earthquake.Ī documentary chronicling the first 72 hours after the 1964 Alaska Earthquake and the response to the disaster by the United States Office of Civil Defense, U.S. 1964 Alaska Earthquake Photo Tour of Anchorage.Explains how Yakutat terrane accretion drives mountain building and crustal fault earthquakes like the 2002 M7.9 Denali Earthquake. Tectonics & Earthquakes of Alaska-More than just plate boundariesĪn animation that describes earthquakes along the Aleutian subduction zone, one of the most seismically active in the world, and the Queen Charlotte Transform Fault.Tsunamis Generated by Megathrust EarthquakesĪn animation about tsunami-generating megathrust earthquakes using examples from Japan (2011), Chile (2010), and Alaska (1964) to describe structures that generate deadly tsunamis including: megathrust plate-boundary displacement, deformation of the overriding plate by splay faulting and/or folding, and earthquake-generated landslides.Animations explain the magnitude (Just how big is 9.2?), rupture processes, elastic rebound, and resulting tsunami. Butler explaining the science behind the earthquake. The 1964 Alaska Earthquake-What Happened and Why. ![]() “The 1964 Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami” lecture by George Plafker, USGS Geologist Emeritus. ![]() This was a great leap forward in resolving key mechanisms of the developing theory of plate tectonics.Īn expanded version (11 min) is also available: 1964 Quake: The Alaska Earthquake The video features USGS geologist George Plafker who, in the 1960’s, correctly interpreted the quake as a subduction zone event. history had profound and lasting impacts on our lives. Short video (4 min) by Stephen Wessells, USGS relating how the largest quake in U.S.
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