The huge wave of water known as a tsunami, can be incredibly destructive as it surges onshore carrying all but the most solid objects inland.

A rather unusually timed landslide on the Takhini River bank on the edge of Whitehorse this winter generated a “small” ...

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Gulf of Alaska on Sunday ... prompting a brief tsunami warning, evacuations and anxiety among many Bay Area residents. The tsunami warning was canceled ...

However, the tallest tsunami ever recorded was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami in Alaska, which reached a height of 1,719 feet (524 meters). For comparison, the Empire State Building stands at ...

The biggest tsunami recorded was 1,720 feet tall on July 9th, 1958 in Lituya Bay near the Gulf of Alaska. Here's how it worked (Quartz also detailed this phenomenon back in March): An 8.0-Richter ...