On
March 27, 1964 the day became misnamed as a Good Friday it was not
A
9.2 earthquake ravaged Anchorage and 139 farms in Alaska, Oregon and California
were bought
The
ground moved up to 60 feet along 600 miles for 4 to 5 minutes of destruction
Hundreds
of structures were heavily damaged or destroyed due to lack of earthquake proof
construction
A
tsunami of death reach as far south as Crescent City
Where
13 farms were bought without pity
The
strongest earthquake ever to hit North American land
Showing
how puny man is and the forces of nature he cannot withstand
The
town of Valdez totally destroyed to be rebuilt on a new site
Silver
lining in that TAPS did not exist so no environment oil pollution to then fight
When
it comes to earthquakes many assume California in numbers leads
Not
true as it is Alaska that the moving tectonics draw the most numerous beads
The
silver lining is that no one seems to have died
And
a tsunami warning has been lifted and damage to TAPS is denied
Alaskans
are a hardy lot and hardy these Alaskans need to be
Without
power in the dark in freezing temps surrounded by debris
The
governor has declared a state of disaster
Down
but no out the damage inflicted the state will master
Beefing
up its building codes to enhance buildings’ ability to quake survive
While
we here in California pray the aftershocks do not kill anyone still alive
©
November 30, 2018 Michael P. Ridley
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