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1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami

1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami
Image: D.J. Miller, United States Geological Survey · Public domain · source

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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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. 1948 Ashgabat earthquakeOctober 6, 1948
  2. 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami (this page)July 10, 1958
  3. 1960 Agadir earthquakeFebruary 29, 1960
  4. 1960 Valdivia earthquakeMay 21, 1960
  5. 1963 Skopje earthquakeJuly 26, 1963
  6. 1964 Alaska great earthquake and tsunamiMarch 27, 1964

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