Off the southwest end of Montague Island, absolute vertical displacement was 13 to 15 meters (42.5 feet to 49 feet)(6)
The extreme southern coast of Alaska, which includes Kodiak Island, Sitkalidak Island, and Sitkinak Island were all uplifted.(6)
The end result was that the Pacific plate moved under the North American Plate about 9 meters (30 feet) on average.(2)
Moved 18 meters (59 feet) to the southeast.(2)
This area down dropped 3 meters (8 feet).(2)
United States Geological Survey Report on the
Alaskan quake.
With many thanks to the following sources:
Macklin, T. for
photos by his brother.
1) Bolt, B., 1993, Earthquakes. W.H.Freeman and Company.
2) Christensen, D.
http://www.aeic.alaska.edu/Seis/64quake/quake_description.html
3) Lutgens, F. and Tarbeck, E., 1995, Essentials in Geology. Prentice Hall.
4) Pipkin, B. and Trent, D., 1997, Geology and the Environment.
West/Wadsworth.
5) Sokolowski, T.
http://wcatwc.gov/64quake.htm
6) United States Geological Survey.
http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/USA/1964_03_28.html
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