Fifty years ago the greatest earthquake ever recorded in North America hit southcentral Alaska, devastating Anchorage. On the next Hometown Alaska, we’ll talk about the scientific story of the quake. Our quake became the most studied in history, and helped change basic understanding of how the earth’s crust works. Fifty years later, what have we learned about why big quakes happen?
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Dave Norton, UAF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
- Peter Haeussler, Research Geologist, USGS Alaska Science Center
- Greg Danner, Science Curator, Anchorage Museum
LINKS:
- Link to the earthquake drill talked about on air:Â www.haleborealis.com
- USGS:Â 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Photo Tour
- Alaska Quake Alliance
- USGS: The Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of March 27, 1964
- USGS: Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
- USGS: Earthquakes in Alaska Map
- USGS: Historic Earthquakes
- Magnitude 9.2: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake (VIDEO)
- Alaska Earthquake Information Center
- AEIC: The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964
- NOAA: The Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunamis of 1964
- NOAA: National Tsunami Warning Center
- Lituya Bay 1958 Tsunami (largest wave ever recorded)
LITERARY RESOURCES:
- “The Orphan Tsunami of 1700: Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in North America” Atwater, B.F. 2005
- “Earthquake storms: The fascinating history and volatile future of the San Andreas Fault” Dvorak, J. 2014
- “The Million Death Quake: The science of predicting Earth’s deadliest natural disaster” Musson, R. 2012
- “On Shaky Ground: An invitation to disaster” Nance J.J. 1988
- “Plate Tectonics: An insider’s history of the modern theory of the earth” Oreskes, N. 2003
- “Cascadia’s Fault: The coming earthquake and tsunami that could devastate North America” Thompson, J. 2011
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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, March 26 2014. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, March 26, 2014. 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. AKDT
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