How the Great Alaska Earthquake Shook Up Science Sixty years ago, the largest earthquake in U.S. history shocked geologists. It’s still driving scientific discoveries today ...

The house rocked uncontrollably for about five minutes during the Great Alaska Earthquake. So did the grader that Bob used to plow after snowstorms. The massive piece of equipment was dancing like ...

This is the story of the biggest earthquake ever recorded in North America — and the voice that told Anchorage’s story in the aftermath.

The Great Alaska Earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the United States. Its violent tremors reshaped Alaska’s landscape and American earthquake preparedness forever.

This week, Alaska commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake. The calamity destroyed whole towns, took lives and still stands as the largest earthquake to ever rock North ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Electric clocks on walls in Anchorage shut down at 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964. Time stopped at the start of the ‘64 Great Alaska Earthquake, the second largest ever ...

Fifty years ago today, at 5:36 p.m., a magnitude 9.2 earthquake grabbed hold of south-central Alaska and started shaking.