Here, the strongest earthquake in American history once occurred.

here the strongest earthquake in American history once occurred the energy released by the earthquake was equivalent to 10,000 atomic bombs exploding simultaneously the damage caused by it is still impossible to fully compensate for today this place is Prince William sound in Alaska on March 27th 1964 a 9.2 magnitude earthquake struck here that day was also Good Friday many people were at home celebrating the holiday as a result they had no time to react when the earthquake struck the earthquake caused the seaf to shift triggering a 220t tsunami in Alaska a region of 100,000 s Mi experienced a vertical displacement of 38 ft 139 people died as a result of the earthquake property damage reached an astonishing $300 million keep in mind that was $300 million 60 years ago to this day the psychological impact of the earthquake on the local people has not been fully erased have you ever experienced any terrifying earthquakes what did you feel at the time