USGS P 542-B

Effects of the earthquake of March 27, 1964, at Whittier, Alaska

• Authors:

  Kachadoorian, Reuben

• Publication Date:

  1965

• Publisher:

  U.S. Geological Survey 

• Ordering Info:

  USGS Publications Warehouse

• Quadrangle(s):

  Seward

• Citation ID:

  3878

Bibliographic Reference

Kachadoorian, Reuben, 1965, Effects of the earthquake of March 27, 1964, at Whittier, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 542-B, p. B1-B21, 3 sheets, scale 1:4,800.

Publication Products

• Report Information

  • p0542b.pdf (8.9 M)

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Plate 1, Geologic map of the Whittier area, Alaska, showing the effects of the earthquake of March 27, 1964, scale 1:4,800 (3.1 M)
  • Plate 2, Map of Whittier, Alaska, showing pre-earthquake submarine topography (159.0 K)
  • Plate 3, Map of Whittier, Alaska, showing postearthquake submarine topography, wave height, wave direction, submarine ruined areas, and profiles (313.0 K)

Keywords

Earthquake; Engineering; Generalized; Geologic Hazards; Geology; Hazards; Landslide; Slope Instability; Volcanoes

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