1964 Quake: The Great Alaska Earthquake

The 9.2 Earthquake That Changed Alaska In 1964, Alaska shook for four minutes. A 9.2 magnitude earthquake — the most powerful ever recorded in North America — ripped the state apart. Harbors collapsed, oil tanks exploded, trains were tossed off their tracks, and entire neighborhoods disappeared into the ground. Sixty years later, the scars are still visible at Earthquake Park in Anchorage — a forest grown from the ruins of Turnagain Heights. 🎧 Watch how the ground itself screamed, the land fell