World Tallest Tsunami
Published on Jan 25, 2019
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On July 9, 1958, an earthquake along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle loosened about 40 million cubic yards of rock high above the northeastern shore of Lituya Bay.
Photo by Denys Nevozhai
This mass of rock plunged from an altitude of approximately 3000 feet down into the waters of Gilbert Inlet.
Photo by arkhangellohim
The impact generated a local tsunami that crashed against the southwest shoreline of Gilbert Inlet..
Photo by Jack Ward
The wave hit with such power that it swept completely over the spur of land that separates Gilbert Inlet from the main body of Lituya Bay.
Photo by jaci XIII
The wave then continued down the entire length of Lituya Bay, over La Chaussee Spit and into the Gulf of Alaska.
Photo by Garry - www.visionandimagination.com
The force of the wave removed all trees and vegetation from elevations as high as 1720 feet above sea level. Millions of trees were uprooted and swept away by the wave. This is the highest wave that has ever been known.
Photo by SurFeRGiRL30
Sadly 5 people died.
Photo by JD Hancock
