Remember the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake?

Question

Does anyone recall the 1964 Good Friday Earth Quake? The earth has been sleeping now for 42 plus years. The South Central Region in Alaska has been sleeping way to long. I am sensing we are in for the big one, yet no one knows when. What do you recall from that time period. Always wanting to know from others affected by the sleeping gient~

Answer 1

well watch the Birds you can tell when an earthquake will happen with in seconds. Also if suddenly the ground shifts the water lines will brake and there will be no more clean water to drink.

I saw the damage it caused the streets of Anchorage all the streets were broken and land dropped and it rose higher. It was early in the wee hours in the morning.

Answer 2

I wouldn't really say that the giant has been sleeping. The main fault zone that runs through Alaska has created several quakes since then (i.e. The Denali quake in the early 2000's). It just has to line up that one of those quakes happen to hit at the right time under the right city and then all of the sudden it becomes a disaster.

When it happens out in the middle of nowhere, no one remembers it because not much damage occured. One day, it will hit a city in Alaska and/or California. The old saying, "It's not a matter of if....it's a matter of when!"

Answer 3

I recall the article that National Geographic did; their photos showed the pavements rippled up like cooked noodles, and half-shattered houses slopping onto the streets.

One photo really shook me: a street had split down the center, and one side had dropped 12 feet. It was horrifying.

I was living in Tokyo when Kobe (KOH-bay) was struck by the horrific earthquake of 1995; over 5,000 dead. I sat through a few minor shakes, myself.

So, I saved up a good nest egg, and came to a place that has no earthquake history...at least, not within historic memory!



P.S. There is nothing on Earth that would induce me to live in California; unlike millions, I believe that tragedy CAN strike.

Answer 4

We have not yet developed any fool proof method to predict the exact time of the occurrence of earthquake. In this situation the reliable quake alarm is the only way to save the life. I was able to issue the warning of Tsunami 2 hours before it struck our Indian coast. Nobody came forward to deny this claims. But the meteorological department wants to hide the fact instead of finding the truth of the method by which I announced the warning.

Answer 5

during the earthquake, distinctive homes fell down, land cracked and slid, and tsunamis (tidal waves) washed away human beings and properties. Alaskans are very self-adequate human beings, so we camped out in yards, stayed in tents, cooked over campfires and did what we had to do until eventually the electric powered energy replaced into lower back on, homes have been declared secure, etc. as a effect of the earthquake and tsunami, human beings outfitted greater clever homes that would desire to be greater advantageous to stand up to a destiny earthquake. they did no longer build faculties or properties on low land via the sea, so as that they does not be stricken via a destiny tsunami. some cities, like Valdez, moved to a greater clever area. The land that cracked and slid replaced into no longer used for housing any greater. The broken properties have been torn down and the land grew to become a park, one replaced into called Earthquake Park. cities on the sea have evacuation routes so as that human beings know the place to pass contained in relation to a tsunami, and there are tsunami warning sirens. There weren't very many human beings in Alaska in 1964. If an earthquake of that length befell right this moment, there may be many greater human beings and homes stricken via it. right here's a exciting tale for you. Many teenagers who have been interior the Anchorage section during the earthquake keep in mind that they have been watching a nicely-liked caricature practice on television while the earthquake hit. It replaced into called Fireball XL-5. you will locate out greater approximately it in case you google that call. In 1964, it replaced into futuristic, approximately rockets and area issues earlier men had yet been on the moon.

Answer 6

Yes, I remember the National Geographic article.

I live in Los Angeles. We're due for a big one; historically, there's been one about every hundred years. The 1971 earthquake broke my sister's collectible pepsi bottle, and my neighbor's dish collection. The 1994 earthquake scared the heck out of me...

Answer 7

I remember seeing the news footage showing the water going out and the tanker turning over.

Answer 8

Nope, and if your avatar is any indication, neither do you.