Page "1964 Alaska earthquake" Paragraph 8

Most damage occurred in Anchorage, 75 mi ( 120 km ) northwest of the epicenter.

Nine people were killed, the only deaths directly attributed to the earthquake.

Anchorage was not hit by tsunamis, but downtown Anchorage was heavily damaged, and parts of the city built on sandy bluffs overlying " Bootlegger Cove clay " near Cook Inlet, most notably the Turnagain neighborhood, suffered landslide damage.

The neighborhood lost 75 houses in the landslide, and the destroyed area has since been turned into Earthquake Park.

The Government Hill school suffered from the Government Hill landslide leaving it in two jagged, broken pieces.

Land overlooking the Ship Creek valley near the Alaska Railroad yards also slid, destroying many acres of buildings and city blocks in downtown Anchorage.

Most other areas of the city were only moderately damaged.

The 60-foot concrete control tower at Anchorage International Airport was not engineered to withstand earthquake activity and collapsed, killing one employee.