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The largest tsunami wave was recorded in Shoup Bay, Alaska, with a height of about 220 ft (67 m). [3] ... Alaska 1964 – Pacific Tsunami Warning Center;
In 1964, a massive 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska resulted in a tsunami in Crescent City, California five hours later. The quake's epicenter was 1,600 miles from the town.
1964: Alaska, U.S. and Pacific Ocean: 1964 Alaska earthquake: Earthquake: ... 2009, generating a tsunami with an initial wave height of 20 feet (6.1 m) which reached ...
At Sado Island, over 350 kilometres (217 mi; 189 nmi) away, a wave height of 2 to 5 metres (6 ft 7 in to 16 ft 5 in) has been estimated based on descriptions of the damage, while oral records suggest a height of 8 metres (26 ft). Wave heights have been estimated at 3 to 4 metres (9.8 to 13.1 ft) even as far away as the Korean Peninsula. [55]
There is disputed historic evidence that a mega-tsunami with a wave height of greater than 30 metres could have struck Stewart Island in the 15th century. [55] This has been attributed to a meteor impact. [1] This event has been controversially linked by author Gavin Menzies with a disaster which reputedly hit a Chinese exploration fleet in ...
A simulation shows tsunami wave behavior along the central California coastline. ... A magnitude 9.2 earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska caused damage and loss of life along the West Coast in 1964 ...
Previously, researchers said the shallow waters of Upper Cook Inlet would work to diminish the power of a tsunami wave. The findings from the study by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the ...
United States, southern Alaska: 9.2: 25.0: XI The 1964 Alaska earthquake was the largest in United States history. The earthquake itself caused 15 deaths and fairly extensive damage to Anchorage, Alaska and surrounding areas. A large tsunami led to 124 further deaths. Total property damage costs were $400 million (1964 rate).