On the night of July 9, 1958 an earthquake along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle loosened about 40 million cubic yards of rock high above the northeastern shore of Lituya Bay. This mass of rock plunged from an altitude of approximately 3000 feet (914 meters) down into the waters of Gilbert Inlet.
The impact generated a local tsunami that crashed against the southwest shoreline of Gilbert Inlet. The wave then continued down the entire length of Lituya Bay, over La Chaussee Spit and into the Gulf of Alaska.
The force of the wave removed all trees and vegetation from elevations as high as 1720 feet (524 meters) above sea level. Millions of trees were uprooted and swept away by the wave. This is the highest wave that has ever been known.
(via Dark Roasted Blend)
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