July 10, 1958 Southeastern Alaska Tsunami Damage along the Alaskan coast


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Location Amplitude (m) Damage Summary
Glacier Bay, AK 0.5 Crab pots lost.
Lituya Bay, AK 525 Largest tsunami runup ever recorded. Two deaths, three boats destroyed.
Khantaak I., Yakutat Bay, AK 6.1 Part of island slid into Bay. Three dead.


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