The 2015 landslide and tsunami in Taan Fiord, Alaska
Higman B, Shugar DH, Stark CP. The 2015 landslide and tsunami in Taan Fiord, Alaska. Research Permit and Reporting System
Glacial retreat in recent decades has exposed unstable slopes and allowed deep water to extend beneath some of those slopes. Slope failure at the terminus of Tyndall Glacier on 17 October 2015 sent 180 million tons of rock into Taan Fiord, Alaska. The resulting tsunami reached elevations as high as 193m, one of the highest tsunami runups ever documented worldwide. Our feld observations provide a benchmark for modeling landslide and tsunami hazards.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Higman, Bretwood; Shugar, Dan; Stark, Colin
- Publisher
- Research Permit and Reporting System
- Units
- WRST