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2 Απρ 2023 · An estimated 40 million cubic yards of mostly intact stone slid hundreds of feet before crashing into the water. The resultant wave was not just a tsunami but the largest tsunami ever...
The strike-slip earthquake took place on the Fairweather Fault and triggered a rockslide of 30 million cubic meters (40 million cubic yards) and about 90 million tons into the narrow inlet of Lituya Bay, Alaska.
17 Αυγ 2023 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — 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 from the prior understanding of the risk posed to Alaska’s largest city.
29 Ιουλ 2021 · A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Alaska late Wednesday night, prompting a tsunami warning for parts of the state and a tsunami watch as far as Hawaii.
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.
29 Ιουλ 2021 · Tsunami warnings for parts of Alaska and a tsunami watch for Hawaii were issued after an 8.2 preliminary magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaska Peninsula coast.
20 Οκτ 2020 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 7.5 earthquake prompted a tsunami warning Monday for a nearly thousand-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast, with waves over 2 feet at the nearest community as the threat subsided.
