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Aerial photo of a town with flood waters between damaged buildings and evergreen trees.
Aerial photo of flooding in Portage, Alaska after the 1964 Alaska earthquake.

National Tsunami Warning Center formed.

1964

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Aerial photo of flooding in Portage, Alaska after the 1964 Alaska earthquake.

The Great Alaska Earthquake, which is the second most disastrous earthquake recorded in world history takes place, and is followed by a devastating tsunami. The National Tsunami Warning Center is formed as a result of this earthquake.