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In 1958 at Lituya Bay in southern Alaska, a 7.8 magnitude Earthquake struck the area of Lituya Bay and triggered a sudden collapse of a mountain comprising of at least 30 Million Cubic meters of material that plunged into the bay. The resulting wave forced and splashed its way 1,719 feet up a near mountain peak directly across from the site of collapse. The wave then bounced around through the bay destroying forests up to 700 feet in elevation from the shore.
This event is considered the largest tsunami on record, though is often reported as having a wave height of 1,719 feet, when in actuality, this was only the water runup from the energy of the wave. The actual wave, also corroborated by an eye witness was likely closer to 100 feet in height, but could have ranged from anywhere from dozens of feet to several hundred feet. Based on limited evidence and few surviving eyewitnesses, the precise height is difficult to determine. Despite the scale of the event, the gargantuan tsunami only took the lives of five people.
This event is considered the largest tsunami on record, though is often reported as having a wave height of 1,719 feet, when in actuality, this was only the water runup from the energy of the wave. The actual wave, also corroborated by an eye witness was likely closer to 100 feet in height, but could have ranged from anywhere from dozens of feet to several hundred feet. Based on limited evidence and few surviving eyewitnesses, the precise height is difficult to determine. Despite the scale of the event, the gargantuan tsunami only took the lives of five people.