Field observations on effects of Alaska earthquake of 10 July 1958
Tocher D and Miller DJ. 1959. Field observations on effects of Alaska earthquake of 10 July 1958. Science. 129(3346):394-395
The Alaska earthquake of 10 July 1958 was caused by movement on the Fairweather fault amounting to at least 21 1/2 feet horizontally and 3 1/2 feet vertically. Effects of strong shaking were evident over a large area in southeastern Alaksa. In Lituya Bay an enormous wave, possibly resulting from a rockslide, reached a maximun height of more than 1700 feet.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Tocher, D; Miller, D
- Units
- GLBA , SEAN
- Keywords
- Coastal, Earthquake, Fault, Geology, Geophysics, Seismic