1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes

A series of large earthquakes in 1899 affected southeastern Alaska near Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays. The largest of the series, on 10 September, generated a tsunami and as much as 14.4 m of coseismic uplift in Yakutat Bay. The sequence has since been re-examined through integrative geophysical analysis of the bay.

Date and time (UTC)
1899-09-10T21:41
Highest recorded water height (m)
60.96
Cause, as the catalogue records it
earthquake and landslide
Magnitude of the causing earthquake
8.2
NCEI event page
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/1260

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, landslide, alaska, yakutat bay, coseismic uplift

Coordinates: 60, -140

Part of Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1800 to 1899

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