What the records say
- When
- 1 Apr 1946
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 53.49° N, 162.83° W
- Deaths
- 168
- Damage musd
- 26.271
- Max water height m
- 42
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.6
- Runups
- 622
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1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake
Earthquake near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
The 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake occurred near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska on April 1, 1946. The shock measured 8.6, Mt 9.3 or 7.4. It had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). The seafloor along the fault was elevated, triggering a Pacific-wide tsunami with multiple destructive waves at heights ranging from 45–138 ft (14–42 m), resulting in 165–173 casualties and over US$26 million in damage.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page