Timeline Friday 27 March 1964

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Friday 27 March 1964

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Events on Friday 27 March 1964 1

1964 Great Alaska earthquake Magnitude 9.2 quake and tsunami The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America struck Prince William Sound, killing around 130 people through ground shaking and resulting tsunamis. It remains the second-largest earthquake ever recorded worldwide.

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