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.
ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ðə mˈæsɪv ɡˈʊd fɹˈaɪdeɪ ˈɜːθkweɪk kˈɪld wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː pˈiːpəl ænd dᵻstɹˈɔɪd sˈɛvɹəl vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ænd pˈoːɹʃənz ʌv lˈɑːɹdʒ kˈoʊstəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz, mˈeɪnli baɪ ðə ɹɪzˈʌltənt tsuːnˈɑːmiz ænd lˈændslaɪdz.