1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake

The rupture occurred south of the Andreanof Islands group in the Aleutian arc at 04:22 local time on 9 March, with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII. The wave crossed the Pacific and was reported in contemporary newspaper coverage as a tsunami reaching 52 feet in Hawaii, where damage was put at roughly $5 million in 1957 dollars. No lives were lost.

Date and time (UTC)

1957-03-09T14:22

Highest recorded water height (m)

32

Cause, as the catalogue records it

earthquake

Magnitude of the causing earthquake

8.6

Deaths, as sources state them

None reported

NCEI event page

www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/1867

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, aleutian islands, alaska, pacific, hawaii

Coordinates: 51.499, -175.626

Part of Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1950 to 1999

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