This Day in Weather History: March 27th The most powerful earthquake in North America’s history takes place in Alaska
It was on this day in 1964 that a magnitude 9.2 earthquake struck Alaska, near Anchorage. It remains the strongest earthquake on record in North America and the second strongest in world history. The damage in Alaska was significant, while a subsequent tsunami caused even more damage across the Pacific.
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