Strong Earthquake Rocks Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands

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Today in Tsunami History: NOAA’s US NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is largely a result of the tsunami produced by the magnitude 8.6 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on April 1, 1946. The tsunami was observed throughout the Pacific. Most of the 167 lives lost and $359 million in damage were in Hawaii, where wave heights reached 55 feet. tsunami.gov youtu.be/8Bi3o1HK0Ks | US National Weather Service Alaska | Facebook

‘Swarm’ of moderate to strong earthquakes hit Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands without damage