This blogger recounts her childhood experience with a 9.1 quake including the difficulty in getting aid in after this disaster.
I cannot imagine the utter chaos California would be in if our 5.1 yesterday had been a 9.1!
Today is the 50th Anniversary of The Great Alaska Earthquake, which occurred in 1964. This was probably the most profound event of my life and has had lifelong effects. One, of course, is my absolute knowledge that we must be as prepared and self-reliant as possible.
Click this picture to watch a short video for a glimpse of this event. (By the way, the pieces in this picture used to be one building.)
I was a child in Alaska when the 1964 Alaska Earthquake hit. I was mixing up some pancake batter to cook up a quick dinner, after which my brother and I were going to the movies. The initial 9.1 earthquake lasted for about 4 minutes.
Our house was not badly damaged so we could shelter-in-place afterward. There were other houses, however, that weren’t just damaged (my piano teacher’s house just a block away was snapped in two)…
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