25 feet Teahupo’o, Tahiti’s waves are modest in height but surfers ... in 1958 in Alaska’s Lituya Bay generated a wave 100 feet high, the tallest tsunami ever documented.

The largest-ever tsunami wave was recorded in Alaska’s Lituya Bay in 1958 following an earthquake and a colossal landslide, and towered at a whopping 1720 feet. Their wave periods—or the time ...

Tsunamis are often referred to as "tidal waves" because when ... The biggest tsunami recorded was 1,720 feet tall on July 9th, 1958 in Lituya Bay near the Gulf of Alaska. Here's how it worked ...