Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Tidal waves spawned by the Alaska earthquake surged across the Pacific early 3/28. Waves from six to 12 feet rocked the west coast of the United States and forced the evacuation of some 300,000 residents of the Hawaiian Islands. Little damage was reported in the islands, but Crescent City, Calif., five oil tanks exploded after waves knocked out the town's power and started several fires. This newsmap indicated the path of the tidal waves from the earthquake's epicenter located at Yakutat Bay, about 350 miles southeast of Anchorage, Alaska.
Tidal waves spawned by the Alaska earthquake surged across the Pacific early 3/28. Waves from six to 12 feet rocked the west coast of the United States and forced the evacuation of some 300,000 residents of the Hawaiian Islands. Little damage was reported in the islands, but Crescent City, Calif., five oil tanks exploded after waves knocked out the town's power and started several fires. This newsmap indicated the path of the tidal waves from the earthquake's epicenter located at Yakutat Bay, about 350 miles southeast of Anchorage, Alaska.
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Tidal waves spawned by the Alaska earthquake surged across the Pacific early 3/28. Waves from six to 12 feet rocked the west coast of the United States and forced the evacuation of some 300,000 residents of the Hawaiian Islands. Little damage was reported in the islands, but Crescent City, Calif., five oil tanks exploded after waves knocked out the town's power and started several fires. This newsmap indicated the path of the tidal waves from the earthquake's epicenter located at Yakutat Bay, about 350 miles southeast of Anchorage, Alaska.

United Press International · [ca. March 1964]

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