March 9, 1957 Central Aleutian Is., Alaska Tsunami Damage along the Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California coasts


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Location Amplitude (m) Damage Summary
Chernofski, AK ? Sheep drowned at sheep ranch.
Umnak I., AK up to 22.8 Four sheep camps washed away. Two docks and concrete mixer destroyed.
Atka I., AK up to 9.1 Boats, boat houses destroyed, baraboras and oil supply washed away.
Adak, AK 4.0 All structures at dock destroyed up to 13 foot contour.
Point Lobos (near Monterey), CA 0.6 Two people swept from rocks.
San Diego, CA 0.2 Floating docks torn away. $5K damage. Some boat damage.


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