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.

This is the largest and most significant megatsunami in modern times; it forced a re-evaluation of large-wave events and the recognition of impact events, rockfalls, and landslides as causes of very large waves.

The magnitude 9.5 earthquake of 22 May 1960, the largest earthquake ever recorded, generated one of the most destructive tsunamis of the 20th century. The tsunami spread across the Pacific Ocean, with waves measuring up to 25 metres (82 ft) high in places. The first tsunami wave hit Hilo, Hawaii, approximately 15 hours after its origin. The ...

2011年3月16日 · Here are the ten biggest tsunamis in recorded history, ranked by the devastation they wrought. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011 showed just how vulnerable modern society is to the power of Mother Nature.

2023年6月7日 · Here are the tallest megatsunamis ever recorded. 1. Karrat Fjord, Greenland // 295 Feet. 2. Ambon Island, Indonesia // 328 Feet. 3. Lituya Bay, Alaska // 394 Feet. 4. Lituya Bay, Alaska // 490...

2024年8月22日 · The Largest Tsunami Ever Recorded: Lituya Bay (1,720 Feet) The Lituya Bay tsunami occurred on July 9, 1958, when an earthquake struck the Alaskan panhandle along the Fairweather fault line. This 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook loose a huge chunk of rock above Lituya Bay, Alaska , causing nearly 40 million cubic yards (30.6 million cubic meters ...

2020年11月22日 · On one ridge opposite the slide, waves splashed up to an elevation of 1,720 feet (524 meters)—taller than New York’s Empire State Building. 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.

2023年1月3日 · The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake in Japan, for instance, triggered a tsunami that reached heights of up to 40.5 meters (133 feet), traveling at 700 km/hs, and reaching more than 10 km (6 mi)...

2022年9月1日 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska is home to the largest tsunami ever recorded. The 1,720-foot wave hit the tall banks of Lituya Bay in Southeast Alaska in 1958. There were two people who were in the bay who died, and four survived.

2023年12月19日 · Indeed, the largest tsunami on record, which pounded southeastern Alaska back in 1958, was so huge that its effects can still be seen from space more than six decades on. The apocalyptic wave, which reached up to 1,720 feet (524 metres) high, smashed through the narrow fjord of Lituya Bay after a 7.8 earthquake struck a nearby tectonic boundary ...