Anchorage Earthquake Eyewitness Account by Rene Cappon
An eyewitness account by Rene Cappon describes the Good Friday 1964 Anchorage quake. He recalls ground bucking violently, damaged buildings, a shattered apartment, aftershocks and disrupted power and phones as the city of about 100000 struggles to respond.
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