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The village of Portage, Alaska

By Alaska Science Center 1964 (approx.)
Spruce trees, buildings and cars surrounded by water that flooded the village after the 1964 earthquake.
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Detailed Description

The village of Portage, Alaska at the head of Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, is flooded at high tide as a result of 6 feet of tectonic subsidence during the earthquake.

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Public Domain.

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