The Great Alaska Earthquake

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This is about the an earthquake that destroyed parts of Alaska in 1964.
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The Great Alaska Earthquake
  1. Safety
    1. Indoor
      1. get under a table
        1. avoid
          1. wall hanging
            1. mirrors
              1. window
                1. furniture
              2. Outdoor
                1. avoid
                  1. power line
                    1. cars
                      1. building
                        1. trees
                      2. No warnings given
                      3. Destruction
                        1. Injuries
                          1. many
                          2. 131 dead
                            1. 300-400 million dollar cost
                            2. Richter scale
                              1. measure magnitude
                                1. 9.2
                              2. Epicenter
                                1. 12.4 miles N. of prince Wiiliam Sound
                                  1. 78 miles E. of Anchorage
                                    1. 40 miles W. of Valdez
                                    2. fault
                                      1. Strike-Slip fault
                                        1. Rocks slide past each other
                                        2. Tsunami
                                          1. 219 feet tallest wave
                                            1. 119 people died
                                          2. location
                                            1. Alaska
                                              1. Date
                                                1. March 26, 1964
                                                  1. 3:36 PM
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