The Alaska Railroad main line, Potter Hill, Anchorage, Alaska. 1964.
Avalanches and Subaerial Landslides
Dates
Date Taken
1964
Summary
Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964. A series of earthquake-triggered landslides in glacial deposits disrupted almost a mile of The Alaska Railroad main line at Potter Hill near Anchorage. Published in U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 541, Figure 26, p.26. 1966. Published in U.S. Geological Survey Circular 491, Figure 4-B, p.7.
Summary
Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964.
A series of earthquake-triggered landslides in glacial deposits disrupted almost a mile of The Alaska Railroad main line at Potter Hill near Anchorage.
Published in U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 541, Figure 26, p.26. 1966.
Published in U.S. Geological Survey Circular 491, Figure 4-B, p.7.
Item located in U.S.Geological Survey Photographic Collection, in "Alaska Earthquakes slide Collection", March 27, 1964 earthquake, no. 40ct.
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