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The magnitude 9.5 earthquake of 22 May 1960, the largest earthquake ever recorded, generated one of the most destructive tsunamis of the 20th century. The tsunami spread across the Pacific Ocean, with waves measuring up to 25 metres (82 ft) high in places. The first tsunami wave hit Hilo, Hawaii, approximately 15 hours after its origin. The ...
No destruction was reported from a tsunami warning issued on Thursday, Dec. 5, for residents of the Northern California area in the wake of a serious earthquake in the Pacific Ocean.
A magnitude 9.2 temblor, the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded globally, caused widespread damage in the Anchorage area in 1964 and killed 131 people, including some in Oregon and California by the ensuing tsunami. Most destructive tsunamis. In 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake occurred off Sumatra, an Indonesian island in the Indian ...
A tsunami warning was issued for the coast from Davenport, California, to the border between Douglas and Lane counties in Oregon. The Tsunami Warning Center canceled the warning at about 11:55 a.m .
The tsunami was recorded along the coast of California and Hawaii. The tsunami reached 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in Surf, while at Port San Luis , the sea receded by 2 m (6 ft 7 in) before rising. In Los Angeles, an unusual but non-destructive high tide was observed one hour after the earthquake. [ 6 ]
A tsunami warning affecting more than 5 million people has been lifted after a major earthquake rocked Northern California. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the tremor, with a magnitude of 7.0 ...
1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami; 1871 Lānaʻi earthquake; 1927 Lompoc earthquake; 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake; 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake; 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami; 1960 Valdivia earthquake; 1964 Alaska earthquake; 1979 Saint Elias earthquake; 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes; 2009 Samoa earthquake and ...
Coastal areas in Northern California began evacuating residents after a 7.0 earthquake off Humboldt County's coast prompted a tsunami warning. Luckily, the worst didn't play out. But emergency ...