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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 ...
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 ...
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program – Andreanof Islands, Alaska, Magnitude 8.6; Tsunami! – 1957 Aleutian tsunami Archived 2010-06-11 at the Wayback Machine; The March 9, 1957 Aleutian Tsunami – George Pararas-Carayannis; The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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.
The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. [2] Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 131 deaths.
Natives killed by a tsunami in Hawaii. Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes ' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists.
Researchers have concluded there is a “rare but real risk” that an earthquake-produced tsunami could inundate parts of coastal Anchorage under certain conditions, a newspaper reported, a shift ...
Alaska 8.2 M s 0 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes [1] September 10, 1899: Alaska 8.2 M w 0 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes [1] December 25, 1899: California 6.4 M s 6 1899 San Jacinto earthquake [1] October 9, 1900: Alaska 7.9 M w 0 [4] November 14, 1901: Utah 7.0 M w 0 1901 Richfield earthquake: December 31, 1901: Alaska 7.8 M s 0 [1] January 1, 1902 ...