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Historic Tsunami
1905 United States of America Tsunami
4 July 1905 · Disenchantment Bay, Ak · United States of America
On 4 July 1905, a tsunami formed near Disenchantment Bay, Ak, United States of America. It was caused by a landslide. Waves reached up to 33.5 m high. It was observed at 4 locations. It is the 37th highest of the tsunamis recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 4 July 1905
- Cause
- Landslide
- Highest Wave
- 33.5 m
- Observation Sites
- 4
- Furthest Reach
- 10 km
- Source Country
- United States of America
Highest Waves
- 33.5 mDisenchantment Bay, Ak · United States of America · 0 km
- 19.8 mTurner Glacier, Ak · United States of America · 7 km
- 18.3 mHaenke Island, Ak · United States of America · 4 km
- 6.1 mRussell Fjord, Ak · United States of America · 10 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2025Tracy Arm, Ak, United States of America · 481.0 m
- 1994Skagway, Ak, United States of America · 9.0 m1 deaths
- 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths
- 1958Se. Alaska, Ak, United States of America · 524.6 m5 deaths
- 1917Taku Inlet, Juneau, Ak, United States of America · 2.4 m1 deaths
- 1900Lituya Bay, Ak, United States of America5 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth