The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Good Friday earthquake, was a magnitude 9.2 megathrust quake — the second largest ever recorded — that reshaped not only Alaska’s coastline but also our scientific understanding of plate tectonics, tsunamis, and seismic preparedness. Though on
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