In March 1964, the Anchorage area got hit with 9.2 earthquake. Water tables in midwestern US states were even affected. More than 100 people killed.
https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/1964-alaska-earthquake
My grandma once talked about how the local lake used to be a pasture. She said that an earthquake in Alaska created the lake. I wasn’t sure if I should believe her or not until I heard some classmates talking about watching out for fence posts while waterskiing during dry summers.
I just didn’t realize it had happened as recently as 1964. My mom graduated a few years later and that’s where she and her friends went waterskiing. A dramatic change in the landscape.
Wasn’t the 9.2 in ‘64 upgraded to a 9.8 a few years ago?