Strongest earthquake in North American history strikes Alaska 50 years ago this hour (Mar 27 1964)


Video: 'Magnitude 9.2: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake'

(Good Friday, March 27, 1964, 5:36 p.m. AST) — Alaska was hit by a magnitude 9.2 earthquake (the strongest on record in North America) and tsunamis that together claimed about 130 lives.


Video: 'Never Seen Before Footage of the Great Alaska Earthquake'