A 1,585 Foot Megatsunami Just Struck Alaska; This is Its Devastation

On Sunday, a 1,585 foot high megatsunami struck a portion of Alaska, leading to widespread devastation which greatly changed the landscape. Thankfully, no one was harmed because the second tallest tsunami ever recorded thankfully had its worst extents confined to a remote fjord.

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0:00 Alaska Megatsunami
0:36 Tsunami Aftermath
1:46 Landslide Site
2:55 Megatsunami Heights
4:13 2nd Tallest Tsunami