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Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964. Anchorage municipal wharf area shortly after the earthquake at low tide. The main dock was only slightly damaged, but the older Army dock (upper left) was ruined. Vibration and ground fractures damaged some structures in the port area, including the petroleum tank (lower right). Anchorage District, Cook Inlet Region, Alaska, 1964. Photo by U.S. Army. Published in U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 545-B, Figure 5, p.B-9. 1967.
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Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964. New site of Valdez and dock facilities (foreground). Old Valdez, devastated by the earthquake, is at center (left) at the head of Port Valdez. Loss of the Valdez waterfront by submarine slides, extensive earthquake damage throughout the town, and the ever-present danger of flooding by Valdez glacial stream (note dikes around town) led to recommendations by U.S. Geological Survey geologists to abandon the town and to rebuild Valdez on the flat near Mineral Creek. The Scientific and Engineering Task Force concurred in this recommendation. Bedrock ridges along the shore protect the new townsite and also mean that there is no danger of offshore slides. Mineral Creek, Valdez District,...
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Album caption: Thermal infrared images of Mount St. Helens obtained prior to 1980 eruption sequence, showing the two historic thermal areas. Image shows thermal area A, a small area of weak fumarolic activity at The Boot, on north flank at 2,740 m (9,000 ft) elevation. On this late-summer morning, instruments were set to depict two levels of background heat emission - glaciers and few remaining snow patches as cold, and snow-free ground as warm. Skamania County, Washington. August 7, 1971. Published as figure 147-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 1250. 1981. Index card unavailable.
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Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964. Native Hospital landslide in Anchorage, showing graben and pressure ridge. The scar of an older landslide is transected by the slide of March 27. Anchorage, Anchorage District, Cook Inlet Region, Alaska, 1964 Photo by U.S. Army, 1964. Figure 17-B, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 491. Published in U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 542-A, Figure 32, p.A51. 1965.
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Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964. Main business "street" of Seldovia. Regional subsidence due to earthquake caused flooding by high tides; sandbags were placed along the boardwalk to prevent it from floating. Seldovia, Seldovia District, Cook Inlet Region, Alaska, 1964. Photo by U.S. Army. Published in U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 541, Figure 52, p.79. 1966.
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