Damage from 1958 Lituya Bay tsunami. Aerial photograph from August 1958 of tree-lined shoreline stripped bare by the tsunami that occurred in Lituya Bay,Alaska,USA,on 9 July 1958. This narrow bay is subject to tsunamis caused by landslides from the surrounding mountains. The tsunami reached a height of 524 metres,and was the largest ever recorded. It was caused by a landslide of 30 million cubic metres of rock,loosened from this mountainside by an earthquake. This image is part of a series taken by D.J. Miller of the United States Geological Survey,showing the area before and after the 1958 tsunami | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / US Geological Survey |
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