Port Wakefield suffered badly in the 1964 Alaska earthquake and tsunami , when Raspberry Island subsided by as much as six feet . This was the most powerful recorded earthquake in North American history , and the third most powerful ever measured by seismograph ; with a moment magnitude of 9.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI ( '' Extreme '' ) . The town was not destroyed , but the cannery and community were no longer viable . The land was eventually purchased and is now used for tourism , as wilderness lodges
1964 Alaska earthquake
1964 Alaska earthquake
Port Wakefield, Alaska