What the records say
- When
- 9 Mar 1957
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 51.50° N, 175.63° W
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 1
- Max water height m
- 32
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.6
- Runups
- 334
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1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake
Severe earthquake and tsunami in southwestern Alaska, USA
The 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake occurred at 04:22 local time on March 9 with a moment magnitude estimated at 8.6 and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It occurred south of the Andreanof Islands group, which is part of the Aleutian Islands arc.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page