A photograph of the damage done to the Alaska Railroad Yard and Texaco bulk plant after the 1964 Alaska earthquake, large tanks and rail cars can be seen in the water after being destroyed by the earthquake itself and the resulting tsunami, large sections of the town were destroyed when multiple tsunamis spread burning oil throughout it, the 92 magnitude earthquake originated in Prince William Sound and is the second largest earthquake ever recorded, Seward, Alaska, 1964.
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Gado Images / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
KK8AAFFile size:
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5000 x 4081 px | 42.3 x 34.6 cm | 16.7 x 13.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 January 1964Location:
United StatesPhotographer:
Smith Collection/GadoMore information:
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A photograph of the damage done to the Alaska Railroad Yard and Texaco bulk plant after the 1964 Alaska earthquake, large tanks and rail cars can be seen in the water after being destroyed by the earthquake itself and the resulting tsunami, large sections of the town were destroyed when multiple tsunamis spread burning oil throughout it, the 92 magnitude earthquake originated in Prince William Sound and is the second largest earthquake ever recorded, Seward, Alaska, 1964.