What the records say
- When
- 28 Feb 1979
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 60.69° N, 141.67° W
- Max water height m
- 0.15
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.5
- Runups
- 2
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1979 Saint Elias earthquake
Earthquake in Alaska
The 1979 Saint Elias earthquake affected southeastern Alaska at 12:27 AKST on 28 February. The thrust-faulting Mw 7.5 earthquake had an epicenter in the east of the Chugach Mountains. The earthquake occurred along an uncertain plate boundary where previous large earthquakes have occurred.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page