Good Friday earthquake Alaska

on march 27, 1964, massive friday earthquake killed 133 people , destroyed several villages , portions of large coastal communities, resultant tsunamis , landslides. second-most-powerful earthquake in recorded history of world, moment magnitude of 9.2. on 1 thousand times more powerful 1989 san francisco earthquake. time of day (5:36 pm), time of year , location of epicenter cited factors in potentially sparing thousands of lives, particularly in anchorage.