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Huge 2025 Tsunami in Alaska Fjord Was 2nd-Highest on Record

Huge 2025 tsunami in Alaska fjord was second-highest on record

By Will Dunham May 6 (Reuters) - Tracy Arm Fjord, in southeastern Alaska within the Tongass National Forest, presents a majestic vista, with a narrow sea inlet surrounded by towering granite cliffs, waterfalls and glaciers.

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Alaska’s near-record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1,580 feet up the fjord walls – and left clues for building a warning system

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Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

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What are megatsunamis and how do they happen?

Last summer a giant megatsunami swept through an area in Alaska in the north of the US.

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A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come.

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A 1,578-foot tsunami struck a popular Alaskan cruise destination. Now we know why.

Alaska’s Famous Fjords Are Becoming a Cruise Ship Nightmare

On the morning of August 10, 2025, a massive landslide struck Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord, a popular destination for many cruise lines. The landslide triggered a 1,578-foot-tall (481-meter-tall) mega-tsunami that would have devastated any passing ships. Fortunately, none were present at that early hour, but future vessels may not be so lucky.

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Ride a jet ski through a re-creation of an Alaska mega-tsunami with the help of science

The world’s second-tallest tsunami wave on record tore through the remote Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska last August, leaving immense destruction in its wake.