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The Lituya Bay megatsunami caused damage at higher elevations than any other tsunami, being powerful enough to push water up the tree covered slopes of the fjord with enough force to clear trees to a reported height of 524 m (1,719 ft). [9] A 1:675 recreation of the tsunami found the wave crest was 150 m (490 ft) tall. [14]
"Mega-tsunami: Wave of Destruction". Air Date: BBC2, October 12, 2000. Full BBC Program Transcript: "Mega-tsunami: Wave of Destruction". Air Date: BBC2, October 12, 2000. (Video interview with survivors Howard and Sonny Ulrich can be found online.) History of Lituya Bay, Tsunami and Laperouse (in French) Giant Waves in Lituya Bay, Alaska; USGS ...
Mega Tsunami: history, causes, effects; World's Biggest Tsunami: The largest recorded tsunami with a wave 1720 feet tall in Lituya Bay, Alaska. Benfield Hazard Research Centre; BBC – Mega-tsunami: Wave of Destruction BBC Two program broadcast 12 October 2000; La Palma threat "over-hyped" Archived 2017-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News ...
A group of scientists has warned that collapsing mountain slopes in Alaska in 2015 had led to waves up to 633 feet in height. Melting glacier ‘could lead to mega-tsunami within a year ...
A tsunami stemming from a landslide was behind a surprising seismic event last year that shook the earth for nine days, researchers said. Mysterious 9-day seismic event triggered by 650-foot ...
The United States Geological Survey wrote in a social media post that the earthquake occurred 106 kilometers (65.8 miles) south of Sand Point, Alaska, at 10:48 p.m. Saturd
UTC time: 1946-04-01 12:29:01: ISC event: 898313: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: April 1, 1946 (): Local time: 02:29: Magnitude: 7.4 M s, 8.6 M w, 9.3 M t: Depth: 15 km (9.3 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Megathrust: Areas affected: Hawaii, Alaska United States: Max. intensity: MMI VI (Strong): Tsunami: Up to 42 m (138 ft) at Unimak Island: Casualties: 165–173 [2]: The 1946 Aleutian Islands ...
The subsequent mega-tsunami — one of the highest in recent history — set off a wave which became trapped in the bendy, narrow fjord for more than a week, sloshing back and forth every 90 seconds.