A 1,000-foot tsunami striking the U.S. sounds like science fiction — but it’s not. In 1958, a wave over 1,700 feet tall reshaped Alaska’s Lituya Bay. Now, scientists warn it could happen again. This ...

The 1958 Lituya Bay mega-tsunami was triggered by a massive landslide into a narrow Alaskan fjord, which instantly displaced enough water to send a wave 1,720 feet up the opposite shore.

A new study by geoscientists at Virginia Tech, published in ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’, estimates a 15 per cent chance of a magnitude 8.0 earthquake hitting the United States ...

Science News: Mega tsunamis are colossal waves triggered by geological events. Lituya Bay saw the tallest tsunami ever recorded. Hawaii faces threat from volcanic l ...

In 1958, Alaska ’s Lituya Bay experienced a real-life mega-tsunami after a massive landslide triggered by an earthquake sent a wave surging to an astonishing height of 1,719 feet—the tallest ...

There was a megatsunami in Lituya Bay in Alaska in October 1936 with a run-up height of up to 150 metres (490 ft) at the maximum height in Crillon Inlet at the head of the bay. The four witnesses of ...

Experts point to historical examples such as the 1958 Lituya Bay tsunami in Alaska, where a wave reportedly reached 1,700 feet, as a stark reminder of what nature is capable of.

Historical events, like the 1958 Lituya Bay tsunami, highlight the catastrophic potential, emphasizing the need for preparedness and mitigation efforts.

With a rumbling wave up to a third of a mile high, thundering across the ocean at hundreds of miles per hour, the sheer destructive power of a mega tsunami is difficult to imagine.