The Alaska 1964 Earthquake: Part 1

Hear first-hand accounts from those that were there! A massive 9.2 earthquake that lasted seemingly an eternity. Mary Dougherty was in JC Penney's and barely escaped with her life! Robert Laurie was a paperboy in Bootlegger's Cove. Don Hartman was in Turnagain. Ken Young was near the Park Strip and Dana Stabenow was in Seldovia. Listen to their stories on our podcast!

Credit: Photos from the Earth Science Photographs from the U.S. Geological Survey Library, by Joseph K. McGregor and Carl Abston, U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-21, 1995.