Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964. Sand ridges deposited along a ground crack by eruption of ground water during the earthquake. A sand ridge on the right side of the picture intersects the main ridge at nearly right angles. Person has right leg in deep crack. Kenai Lowland, Hope District, Cook Inlet Region, Alaska, 1964. Photo by Helen L. Foster. Published in U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 543-F, Figure 8, p.F-9. 1967.
Summary
Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964.
Sand ridges deposited along a ground crack by eruption of ground water during the earthquake. A sand ridge on the right side of the picture intersects the main ridge at nearly right angles. Person has right leg in deep crack.
Kenai Lowland, Hope District, Cook Inlet Region, Alaska, 1964.
Photo by Helen L. Foster.
Published in U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 543-F, Figure 8, p.F-9. 1967.
Image located in U.S. Geological Survey Photogrraphic Collection subject album "Alaska Earthquake, Volume 2, March 27, 1964", no. 250.
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