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Explain what happened to the original city of Valdez, Alaska. (2 points)

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Answer: Old town Valdez, AK was originally built on unstable land. On March 27, 1964 (Good Friday), an 9.2 earthquake erupted 45 miles west of the town. The earthquake caused many landslides and loosened the already unstable soil under the city

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