At 5:36 p.m. March 27, the largest quake ever recorded in historical times hit Homer along with the rest of Alaska. The greatest damage to Homer was to the small boat harbor and the Spit. The east wall of the harbor collapsed and almost totally disappeared. According to one eyewitness report, a large whirlpool appeared just off the entrance to the harbor as if a huge bathtub plug had been pulled. The majority of boats in the harbor were pulled out into the bay by the tidal action.

-- From the issue of April 1, 1964