![]() In the town of Old Valdez, the freighter SS Chena had just docked with the first fresh fruit and goods of the season. ![]() It destroyed about 75 homes and severely damaged water and gas mains, sewer and telephone lines, and disrupted electrical systems. An upscale development known as Turnagain Heights is where the largest and most devastating landslide occurred. In Anchorage, huge landslides pummelled the downtown business section. The tsunami waves were also recorded as far away as Hawaii, Japan, Chile, and Antarctica. Even Port Alberni on Vancouver Island received a tsunami wave measuring 6.4 meters. It was the highest at Shoup Bay on Valdez Inlet, at 67 meters. The effects of the tsunami were felt all around the Pacific rim. The earthquake caused many avalanches, landslides, and, worst of all, a huge tsunami. It was 22 kilometers under the earth's surface and about 88 kilometers west of Valdez. The magnitude 8.6 earthquake was centered in Prince William Sound off the coast of south-central Alaska. When it did, four or five minutes later, Alaska was centre stage of the largest earthquake in North American history. But it seemed the shaking would never end. Not an unusual event in this earthquake prone region of the world. Alaska Time, the first rumble was first heard in towns and villages near the earthquake's epicenter in Prince William Sound. ![]() And there would be little good on this good Friday.Īt 5:36 p.m. ![]() It was a quiet afternoon across Alaska, but the silence would soon be broken. ![]()
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