On June 9th, 1958 there was an earthquake along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle that loosened about 40 million cubic yards of rock above the northern shore of Lituya Bay. The rock fell from about 3000 feet into the waters of Gilbert Inlet. The impact started a local tsunami that crashed against the southwest coastline of Gilbert Inlet. It was so powerful that hit the land that seperates Gilbert Inlet from the main body of Lituya Bay. The wave continued down the entire length of Lituya Bay. The force of the wave removed all the trees and vegetation from as high as 1720 feet above sea level. This was the highest wave ever known.
http://geology.com/records/biggest-tsunami.shtml
ARIEL
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