Teachable Moment- Thursday Anniversary of M9.2 Alaska Earthquake
published Apr 4, 2014 11:16amIRIS has shared some of new animations for the 50th anniversary of the magnitude 9.2 Great Alaska Earthquake of March 27, 1964. They offer a set of three animations made in collaboration with the U.S.Geological Survey and the Alaska Earthquake Center.
1) The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. Description of the magnitude 9.2 megathrust earthquake, 2nd largest earthquake ever recorded by modern instruments. The animation explains the magnitude (Just how big is 9.2?), rupture processes, elastic rebound, and resulting tsunami. Data from this earthquake confirmed important aspects of the then-new theory of plate tectonics. http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/animations/31
2) Tsunamis Generated by Megathrust Earthquakes. An animation about tsunami-generating megathrust earthquakes uses examples from Japan, Chile, and Alaska to describe structures that generate deadly tsunamis including: megathrust plate-boundary displacement; deformation of the overriding plate by splay faulting and/or folding; and earthquake-generated landslides. http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/animations/33
3) Tectonics & Earthquakes of Alaska—More than just plate boundaries. Describes earthquakes of the Aleutian subduction zone boundary, one of the most seismically active in the world, and the Queen Charlotte Transform Fault. Explains how Yakutat terrane accretion drives mountain building and crustal fault earthquakes like the 2002 M7.9 Denali earthquake.
http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/animations/34
Best Wishes,
Michael Hubenthal
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1) The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. Description of the magnitude 9.2 megathrust earthquake, 2nd largest earthquake ever recorded by modern instruments. The animation explains the magnitude (Just how big is 9.2?), rupture processes, elastic rebound, and resulting tsunami. Data from this earthquake confirmed important aspects of the then-new theory of plate tectonics. http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/animations/31
2) Tsunamis Generated by Megathrust Earthquakes. An animation about tsunami-generating megathrust earthquakes uses examples from Japan, Chile, and Alaska to describe structures that generate deadly tsunamis including: megathrust plate-boundary displacement; deformation of the overriding plate by splay faulting and/or folding; and earthquake-generated landslides. http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/animations/33
3) Tectonics & Earthquakes of Alaska—More than just plate boundaries. Describes earthquakes of the Aleutian subduction zone boundary, one of the most seismically active in the world, and the Queen Charlotte Transform Fault. Explains how Yakutat terrane accretion drives mountain building and crustal fault earthquakes like the 2002 M7.9 Denali earthquake.
http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/animations/34
Best Wishes,
Michael Hubenthal
PS - If you are not already a subscriber to our Earthquake Teachable Moment service, you can subscribe (for free) to receive notification when a new presentation is ready to download. Presentations are designed to capture that unplanned opportunity to bring knowledge, insight, and critical thinking to the classroom following a newsworthy earthquake and are released within 24 hours of major events. Just follow the link and click on the mail icon... http://www.iris.edu/hq/retm