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Alaska Quake and Tsunami Strike on Good Friday
The Good Friday quake jolted Alaska and Oregon coastlines, triggering towering waves and ground fissures. In Seward and Kodiak towns, ships, docks, and buildings were damaged while residents fled to high ground. The event killed and displaced some, with widespread destruction across coastal communities.
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Seward
Don Church
Kodiak
Aleutian
Martins
Manly
Bill Cuthbert
Afognak
Rection Bay
Nolouzinkle
Ward
Selief
McKinleley
Delphine Trip
Kodiak Harbor
Ep Haley
Elethe
Alaska
St. James
Cook Inlet
Oregon
Anchorage
Esther McCreedy
Church
Rat Katmandu
Nepal
Koldio
Pony Express
Chak Island
Louis Beaty
Shearwater Bay
Father Bullock
Bill Cutherbert
Cuthbert
Marine Band