";s:4:"text";s:1956:"12-sep-2012 - World's Biggest Tsunami The largest recorded tsunami was a wave 1720 feet tall in Lituya Bay, Alaska On the night of July 9, 1958 an earthquake along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle loosened about 40 million cubic yards (30.6 million cubic meters) of rock high above the northeastern shore of Lituya Bay. World's Biggest Tsunami 1958 - 1720 feet tall in Lituya Bay, Alaska: 04/01/12: 3: What's Going To Happen On September 23rd 2017 ? Yes, this one was the biggest in recorded history, but the actual tallest tsunami probably occurred a long, long time ago. Lituya Bay Landslide Impact Generated Mega-Tsunami 50th ... rose to a maximum height of 1,720 feet (516 m) at the head of Lituya Bay, ... of mechanism of tsunami generation in Lituya Bay. Most people would answer the 1958 megatsunami of Lituya Bay, Alaska, which was a staggering 545 metres tall. [link to geology.com] World's Biggest Tsunami The largest recorded tsunami was a wave 1720 feet tall in Lituya Bay, Alaska On the night of July 9, 1958 an earthquake along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle loosened about 40 million cubic yards (30.6 million cubic meters) of rock high above the northeastern shore of Lituya Bay. History and science books consider it to be the largest tsunami of modern times.