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Lituya Bay has a history of megatsunami events, but the 1958 event was the first for which sufficient data was captured and was responsible for the deaths of 5 people. [ 9 ] [ 19 ] [ 17 ] A subsequent analysis to the 1999 one that examined the wider impact of the event found that the rockfall itself was inadequate to explain the resulting ...
1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami: The 24-gross register ton, 39.4-foot (12.0 m) fishing vessel disappeared when a megatsunami she was trying to outrun engulfed her in Lituya Bay in Southeastern Alaska. The bodies of the husband and wife who made up her crew were never found. [11] [57]
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This is a list of earthquakes in 1958. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events that occurred in remote areas are excluded from the list unless they generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Not ...
This list may not reflect recent changes. ... 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami; N. March 18–22, 1958, nor'easter; T. Tornado outbreak of June 3–4, 1958
This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of ... Deaths Magnitude ... see 1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska earthquake and megatsunami: 58.37 −136.66 ...
Lituya Bay (/ l ɪ ˈ tj uː j ə /; Tlingit: Ltu.aa, [1] meaning 'lake within the point') [2] is a fjord located on the coast of the south-east part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 14.5 km (9 mi) long and 3.2 km (2 mi) wide at its widest point. The bay was noted in 1786 by Jean-François de Lapérouse, who named it Port des Français ...
Lituya Bay, Alaska, United States 1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska earthquake and megatsunami: 30 MCM 2 Caused by M 7.5 earthquake, the landslide caused a megatsunami with a run-up of 524 metres (1,719 ft) in Lituya Bay. [89] 17 Aug 1959 Madison Canyon, southwestern Montana, United States 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake: 38 MCM 28–36