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Uplifted dock on Hinchinbrook Island, Alaska

By Alaska Science Center 1964 (approx.)
Photo of dock on Hinchinbrook Island after the 1964 earthquake. Shows exposed rocks under the dock.
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During the earthquake fundamental changes in the level of the earth's crust occurred in south-central Alaska and adjacent off­ shore areas. Uplifted dock on Hinchinbrook Island, Prince William Sound. Land in this area rose about 8 feet during the earthquake, and the dock can now be used only at extremely high tides. 

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