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Living spruce trees up to 24 inches (60.9 cm) in diameter and between 88 and 101 feet (26.7-30.6 m) above sea level were broken and splintered near Shoup Bay by the surge-wave generated by an underwater landslide in Port Valdez, Prince William Sound. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey March 28, 1964 Prince William Sound USA earthquake and tsunami The earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on the North American Continent. It was a magnitude 8.4 earthquake, felt over 500,000 square miles. This great earthquake and ensuing tsunami took 125 lives (tsunami 110, earthquake 15). Event Data:
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