- The 1958
Lituya Bay
earthquake occurred on July 9, 1958, at 22:15:58 PST with a
moment magnitude of 7.8 to 8.3 and a
maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme)...
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Lituya Bay (/lɪˈtjuːjə/; Tlingit: Ltu.aa,
meaning 'lake
within the point') is a
fjord located on the
coast of the south-east part of the U.S.
state of...
- ****ociated with the 1883
eruption of
Krakatoa (volcanic eruption), the 1958
Lituya Bay
megatsunami (a
landslide which caused an
initial wave of 524 metres...
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Lituya may
refer to:
Lituya Bay, in Alaska, the
United States Lituya Mountain, peak in the
Fairweather Range of Alaska, the
United States Lituya Glacier...
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Lituya Mountain is a peak in the
Fairweather Range of Alaska,
United States,
south of
Mount Fairweather. Its
eastern slopes feed a
branch of the Johns...
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Lituya Glacier is a
tidewater glacier in the U.S.
state of Alaska.
Located at 58°43′25″N 137°29′33″W / 58.72361°N 137.49250°W / 58.72361; -137.49250...
- MV
Lituya is a
shuttle ferry operated by the
Alaska Marine Highway System. Her
route connects Metlakatla on
Annette Island to Ketchikan. The
state of Alaska...
- routes.
These were the MV LeConte, the MV Fairweather and the MV
Lituya. The MV
Lituya is
dedicated to
providing day boat
service between Ketchikan and...
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tsunami worldwide since the
Lituya Bay wave;
although the Taan
Fiord landslide was
larger than the one at
Lituya Bay, the
Lituya Bay wave was
larger than...
- absorb.
Their existence was
confirmed in 1958, when a
giant landslide in
Lituya Bay, Alaska,
caused the
highest wave ever recorded,
which had a
height of...
