the last tsunami that recently happent was Thursday 29, 2010 in the west coast of Alaska.
A tsunami is the result of an underwater earthquake. It's basically just a really, really big wave.
Perhaps the most famous, and possibly the last major tsunami in the USA was from the 1964 Alaska earthquake with a resulting tsunami hitting Alaska, and traveling as far a Hawaii and the Oregon/Washington coast.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquakehttp://ezinearticles.com/?Alaska-Earthquake-and-Tsunami,-1964&id=9558Another Tsunami was the Lituya Bay, Alaska Tsunami in 1958.http://geology.com/records/biggest-tsunami.shtmlSince the Alaska Earthquake in 1964 and the resulting Tsunami, the West Coast of the USA has had a Tsunami early warning system with emergency evacuation plans. There have been a couple of alarms from earthquakes, but no significant waves.Unfortunately, due to human nature, many people flocked to the coast after recent tsunami warnings.
1964
the tsunami hit in Lituya Bay, Alaska
The tsunami that severely impacted Seward, Alaska occurred on March 27, 1964. This devastating event was triggered by the Great Alaska Earthquake, which remains one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded.
the tsunami hit alaska lity bay in july 9,1958 and the tsunami was about 1,720 feet tall
it didn't
Palmer, Alaska
The largest recorded tsunami was a wave 1720 feet tall in Lituya Bay, Alaska.
The biggest tsunami on record occurred in 1958 in Lituya Bay, Alaska, with a wave height of approximately 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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