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Landslide triggers local tsunami in Southeast Alaska
A local tsunami up to 15 feet high was reported in Southeast Alaska on Sunday following a possible landslide, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. “We received reports this morning from the Endicott Arm area of Southeast Alaska of a local tsunami that rolled through the area just after 5:30 AM.,” the center said in a social media post. “Seismic signals large enough to be seen widely across southern Alaska confirm a significant landslide in…
Their belongings were swept away by the water, even though they were camping several meters above the shoreline, on a high rock. How was this possible? Scientists in Alaska provided the answer, reporting that a tsunami several meters high, triggered by a large landslide, had occurred in the southeastern part of the state on Sunday. The findings are surprising.
Landslide at Endicott Arm early Sunday causes tsunami in Southeast with waves up to 15 ft. high - Chilkat Valley News
A landslide at Endicott Arm south of Juneau early Sunday morning caused a tsunami across much of Southeast Alaska with waves up to 15 feet high, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. “We are working with other agencies and colleagues to understand the full sequence of events, but at this point, all evidence suggests that this set of reported 10-15-foot high waves was set in motion by a landslide of several tens of millions of cubic meters o…
A large, tsunamigenic landslide in Tracy Arm inlet, Alaska
Seismic data and eye-witness reports of a displacement wave point to a large landslide at 5:30 am. On 10 August 2025, at 5:30 am local time, the Alaska Earthquake Center detected a seismic signal that was almost certainly generated by a landslide. They have posted the record of the seismic signal to Twitter. Their posting included a record of the seismic signal, which looks fairly typical for a landslide:- The seismic signal from Tracy Arm in A…
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