The Biggest Wave Ever Recorded #Shorts

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This was the biggest wave ever recorded in all of history.
And scientists are worried it could happen again...

The biggest wave ever recorded was documented in Lituya Bay, in the southeast of Alaska, when an earthquake triggered a series of events that resulted in a mega tsunami. History and science books consider it to be the largest tsunami of modern times.

On July 9th, 1958, at 10:15PM, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake caused a rock slide of around 40 million cubic yards in the Gilbert Inlet. Rocks, glaciers, and other debris fell from an altitude of approximately 3,000 feet, and the consequences were brutal.

The event resulted in the highest wave in recorded history. The mega tsunami itself measured 300 feet high, but the following breaking wave became much bigger. As the giant mountain of water traveled across the entire length of Lituya Bay, it reached a peak height of 1,720 feet near the Gilbert Inlet, then destroyed everything around it.

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I’m going to be honest, if I saw this shit coming towards me, I’d just close my eyes and accept my fate.

vinceramirez

The fact that this wave happened at night makes it even scarier.

rexx

Cooper:
"Those aren't mountains... they're waves."

Fernandez

1720 ft. For reference, the Empire State Building is 1454 ft to the tip. I don't think running was an option.

pasigiri

"Those are not mountains, those are waves."
- Owright Owrigh Owrih, 2014

AlexTuduran

There was a man and his son on a boat that ended up riding that wave over top of a nearby mountain and ended up in a whole different bay. Someone was seriously watching out for them that day.

aerynstormcrow

Standing in the city looking at the wave towering over skyscrapers would be mind destroying

thenarutoguy

He said “300 feet” and I was like, wow!
And then he said “1, 748”!! 😱😱😱

jimhopkins

I remember reading that a boat was picked up by the wave, and carried to the ocean with no major damage (although two other boats were sunk). I cant even imagine being on a boat being carried by a wave hundreds of feet in the air.

MrDlt

Y'all miss the point ; it happened at night, pitch black and in super cold seas. That's the true nightmare

DeadManDesert

Have been hearing about this ever since moving to Alaska decades ago. My brother and others have fished in the area, and say it's an eerie place.... ...

garyneilson

A father and son amazingly survived this wave in a small boat. They were washed over a small island and out to sea. Imagine seeing this on a relaxing fishing trip.

alext