Q: Were was the epicenter?

A: At 61.04 N, 147.73 W. Thats about 10 km east of College Fiord, 90 km west of valdez,

or 120 km east of Anchorage.

Q: When did the earthquake happen?

A: On March twenty-eighth, 1964 at 3:36 GMT, or 5:36 Local time.

Q: How big was the earthquake?

A: The earthquake had a magnatude of 9.2 on the Richter scale.

Q: 9.2!? Woh! Is that the bigest earthquake ever?

A: No. That was the second largest. The bigest was in Chile in 1960.

Q: How big was that one?

A: The Chilian earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 on the Richter scale.

Q: How long was the earthquake?

A: The earthquake had a duration of four minutes, or 240 minutes.

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