On March 27, 1964, the massive Good Friday

On March 27, 1964, the massive Good Friday earthquake killed 133 people and destroyed several villages and portions of large coastal communities,

mainly by the resultant tsunamis and landslides. It was the second-most-powerful earthquake in recorded history, with a moment magnitude of 9.2

(more than a thousand times as powerful as the 1989 San Francisco earthquake).[43] The time of day (5:36 pm), time of year (spring) and

location of the epicenter were all cited as factors in potentially sparing thousands of lives, particularly in Anchorage.[by whom?]