
Lituya Bay Earthquake โ Alaska – July 10, 1958
This was the largest earthquake in Alaska since the quake in Yakutat, near Lituya Bay,
This was the largest earthquake in Alaska since the quake in Yakutat, near Lituya Bay,
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A combination of high tide and severe wind storm raised the level of the North
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The quakeโs epicenter was in China but almost all the damage and death toll occurred
This earthquake occurred on the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates at
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