1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami - Wikipedia
Damage from the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami can be seen in this oblique aerial photograph of Lituya Bay, Alaska as the lighter areas at the shore where trees have been stripped away. The red arrow shows the location of the landslide, and the yellow arrow shows the location of the high point of the wave sweeping over the headland.
World's Biggest Tsunami | 1720 feet tall - Lituya Bay, Alaska - Geology.com
The tallest wave ever recorded was a local tsunami, triggered by an earthquake and rockfall, in Lituya Bay, Alaska on July 9, 1958. The wave crashed against the opposite shoreline and ran upslope to an elevation of 1720 feet, removing trees and vegetation the entire way.
U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers
There is No Tsunami Warning, Advisory, Watch, or Threat in effect. Earthquake: Magnitude: 5.2 Origin Time: 10/16/2024, 2:40:04 AM. Depth: 20 mi. Lat: 52.9° N Lon: 163.5° W. Location: 140 miles SE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
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Lituya Bay’s Apocalyptic Wave - NASA Earth Observatory
Nov 22, 2020 · The event at Lituya Bay still stands as one of the tallest tsunami waves known to science. The photo above, taken in 1958 after the tsunami, shows the ring of damage around much of the bay. Evidence of the cataclysmic wave is …