,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #djj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bg1 #bjad ,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1
 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4   
,begich1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #ejth    
anniversary of the ,great ,alaska       
,earthquake1 which struck the ,state of 
,alaska at #e3cf p4m4 on ,good ,friday1 
,march #bg1 #aifd1 honoring those who   
lost their lives in the ,great ,alaska  
,earthquake and associated tsunamis1 and
 expressing continued support for       
research on earthquake and tsunami      
prediction and mitigation strategies4   
,whereas on ,good ,friday1 ,march #bg1  
#aifd1 the ,great ,alaska ,earthquake   
struck the ,state of ,alaska2 ,whereas  
the ,great ,alaska ,earthquake measured 
#i4b on the moment magnitude scale1     
making it the largest recorded          
earthquake in ,united ,states history   

and the second-largest earthquake ever  
recorded using modern instruments2      
,whereas the ,great ,alaska ,earthquake 
was felt as far away as ,seattle and was
 registered by water-level recorders in 
#dg ,states2 ,whereas the ,great ,alaska
 ,earthquake spawned tsunamis that      
devastated communities in ,alaska and   
impacted the ,states of ,washington1    
,oregon1 ,california1 and ,hawaii1 as   
well as ,canada and ,japan2 ,whereas the
 ,great ,alaska ,earthquake and         
associated tsunamis resulted in #aca    
fatalities1 including #d fatalities in  
,oregon and #ab fatalities in           
,california1 and an estimated           
#c1gej1jjj1jjj in property losses in    
today's dollars2 ,whereas the wealth of 
data collected during the ,great ,alaska
 ,earthquake led to major breakthroughs 
in the scientific understanding of      
subduction zone earthquakes and         
earthquake hazards1 resulting in        
improved earthquake mitigation          
strategies2 ,whereas the study of the   

tsunamis associated with the ,great     
,alaska ,earthquake resulted in improved
 tsunami prediction and warning         
capabilities2 and ,whereas the ,great   
,alaska ,earthquake spurred the ,united 
,states ,geological ,survey1 in         
cooperation with earthquake-impacted    
,states1 to install extensive earthquake
 monitoring networks across the ,united 
,states and establish the ,national     
,center for ,earthquake ,research3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--  
7#a7 mourns the lives lost due to the   
,great ,alaska ,earthquake and          
associated tsunamis that occurred on    
,good ,friday1 ,march #bg1 #aifd2  7#b7 
recognizes the improved understanding of
 earthquakes and tsunamis and the       
scientific and technological            
advancements that resulted from the     
study of data collected during the      
,great ,alaska ,earthquake2  7#c7       
commends the efforts of scientists and  
engineers from the ,united ,states      
,geological ,survey1 as well as those in

 ,alaska1 ,california1 and other        
earthquake-impacted ,states1 to improve 
earthquake and tsunami prediction and   
hazard mitigation strategies and protect
 the well-being of ,united ,states      
citizens threatened by these hazards2   
7#d7 supports continued research1       
education1 and outreach about           
earthquakes and other natural hazards2  
and  7#e7 encourages participation in   
the ,great ,alaska ,shake,out earthquake
 drill scheduled to occur on ,march #bg1
 #bjad4