Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 10. Juli 1958
- Art
- Tsunami
- Koordinaten
- 58.37° N, 136.66° W
- Deaths
- 5
- Damage musd
- 0.1
- Max water height m
- 524.6
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.8
- Runups
- 17
Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.
1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami
Geologic events off the Alaska coast
An earthquake occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska, on July 9, 1958, at 22:15:58 PST with a moment magnitude of 7.8 to 8.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The strike-slip earthquake took place on the Fairweather Fault and triggered a rockslide of 30 million cubic meters and about 90 million tons into the narrow inlet of the bay.
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