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60 years since the great 1964 Alaska earthquake | Dr. Chris Rollins | GNS Science

60 years since the great 1964 Alaska earthquake: a retrospective and implications for Aotearoa New Zealand Talk provided by Dr. Chris Rollins from GNS Science on November 14, 2024 as part of the SZ4D International Webinar Series. For more information, visit www.sz4d.org Full Webinar Description: March 27 marked 60 years since the great 1964 M=9.2 Alaska subduction earthquake, the second largest ever recorded. The 1964 earthquake was hugely important for many reasons, including as a live illustration of the developing idea of plate tectonics and of all the cascading hazards that can arise from subduction earthquakes. For Aotearoa New Zealand - whose capital Wellington sits on a crossover between subduction and strike-slip tectonics - the 1964 earthquake also illustrated what might be a worst-case scenario: a subduction zone and several overriding upper-plate faults rupturing together in a single massive earthquake.