Great Quake - How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet Fountain Henry Paperback
Great Quake - How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet Fountain Henry Paperback New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - A riveting narrative about the…
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Great Quake - How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet Fountain Henry Paperback
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - A riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history--the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega--and the geologist who hunted for clues to explain how and why it took place.At 5:36 p.m. earthquake--the second most powerful in world history--struck the young state of Alaska. on March 27, 1964, a magnitude 9.2.
A day later, George Plafker, a geologist with the U.S. The violent shaking, followed by massive tsunamis, devastated the southern half of the state and killed more than 130 people. Geological Survey, arrived to investigate.
His fascinating scientific detective work in the months that followed helped confirm the then-controversial theory of plate tectonics.In a compelling tale about the almost unimaginable brute