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Alaska Landslide Triggers Massive Tsunami

Updated 2026-05-06 16:20 UTC 1 source Negative

A massive landslide in Alaska on August 10, 2025, triggered a tsunami over 481 meters high. The event caused significant seismic activity and highlights the potential for natural disasters to have far-reaching impacts.

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New Scientist
When the slope of a mountain above Tracy Arm fjord, in Alaska, gave way on 10 August 2025, 64 million cubic metres of rock fell into the fjord, causing a 5.4 magnitude seismic event  
2026-05-06 13:00 UTC
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