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Interesting facts

  • the aftershock was two months later
  • Alaska had only been a state for only 7 years
  • Alaska also had an earthquake the year before

Damage

  • no deaths
  • cost: roughly $1 million
  • flood

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Magnitude

Rat Islands Earthquake

  • 8.7 on Richter Scale
  • 9(IX) on Mercalli scale- Grounds begin to crack, houses begin to collapse and pipes break

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Location

  • longitude: 178.550
  • latitude: 51.290
  • focus depth: 36km

Associated Hazards

  • tsunami: 10m high
  • Aftershock: 7.6 on Richter Scale

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1965 Rat Island Earthquake

  • February 4, 1965

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Earthquake Preparation

  • build an emergency kit
  • make family communications plan
  • place heavy or large objects on low shelves
  • repair leaky pipes
  • secure furniture
  • secure flammable objects in cabinets with latches
  • hold earthquake drills

Plate motion and Boundary

  • convergent: Pacific pushed against and went underneath the North American plate
  • reverse fault:

occur in places

undergoing

compression

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