Spatial and temporal study of the seismicity of the hypocentral region of the Great 1964 Alaskan Earthquake

• Main Author: De La Pena, Alejandro
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: ScholarWorks@UTEP 2007
• Subjects: Geology|Geophysics; Beck; Christensen; Pacific; Yakutat; Alaska
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.utep.edu/dissertations/AAI1444084

In March 28, 1964, the largest earthquake (9.2 MW) in North America occurred in south-central Alaska (SCA). The epicenter of this great earthquake was in Prince William Sound (PWS) (Figure 1). The earthquake occurred as a result of underthrusting of the Pacific plate and Yakutat Block beneath the No...