The Wave That Was Taller Than a Skyscraper

chapters: 01:26 – Understanding the geography of Lituya Bay 03:08 – The Fair Weather Fault: A geological trap 04:14 – The 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes 05:08 – The landslide: 30 million cubic meters of rock fall 05:48 – Why this was a "splash" rather than a normal tsunami 06:36 – Visualizing the 524-meter (1,720 ft) run-up 08:02 – Howard Ulrich's split-second survival decision 09:10 – The Badger's miraculous journey over the spit 10:14 – Scientific evidence and the "Mega Tsunami" discovery 11:51 – Could it happen again? In 1958, the largest wave ever recorded on Earth rose out of a quiet Alaskan bay and reached a height of 524 meters, over 1,720 feet, taller than the Empire State Building and taller than almost every skyscraper ever built. Three small fishing boats were anchored in the water that night. This is the story of the Lituya Bay megatsunami, the biggest wave in recorded history, and how anyone survived it at all. Could you have made the right decision in those three minutes? Tell us in the comments. #megatsunami #lituyabay #tsunami #naturaldisaster #geology #alaska #documentary #earthscience