The Largest Tsunami Ever Recorded Only Claimed 2 Lives

Explaining The Ocean on Instagram: "This animation breaks down the largest tsunami ever recorded — the 1958 megatsunami in Lituya Bay. A massive landslide triggered by an earthquake displaced an unimaginable volume of water, sending a wave up the bay that reached an estimated 1,720 feet (524 m) in height. The force was so extreme it stripped trees from mountainsides, reshaped the coastline, and demonstrated how enclosed bays can amplify tsunami energy far beyond what open-ocean waves ever reach.

MindHex on Instagram: "Largest Tsunami Ever Recorded: The 1958 Lituya Bay Megatsunami On July 9, 1958, a massive earthquake (magnitude 7.8) struck near Lituya Bay, Alaska, triggering a colossal rockslide—about 30 million cubic meters of rock plunged into the narrow bay. The sudden displacement of water generated a megatsunami that surged up the mountainside to an astonishing 524 meters (1,720 feet) above sea level—the highest tsunami run-up ever recorded. Unlike typical ocean-wide tsunamis cause