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There was a much more recent, bigger one in Alaska: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay_megatsunami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay_mega
by rapsacnz 11y ago
There was a much more recent, bigger one in Alaska:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay_megatsunami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay_megatsunami
- dalke 11y agoWhy do you consider the Lituya Bay megatsunami to be bigger? The prehistoric megatsunami was estimated to have a "minimum tsunami wave height of 170 m at the shoreline." The Lituya Bay crest was estimated at 90 m. The run-up at Lituya Bay might be higher but, to quote from this Science paper, "run-up is a complex process governed by local bathymetry and topography".
- rapsacnz 11y agoIf I was sitting in Lituya Bay, I'd probably be more concerned about how high I had to be to avoid the wave. To quote myself: "Shoreline height is a complex process governed by local bathymetry and topography"