April 1, 1946, an earthquake in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska

69 years ago, a 8.6 Moment Magnitude (Mw) earthquake struck the Aleutian Islands of Alaska on April 1, 1946

It 's interesting a Tsunami Forecast Model Animation for this event:

The tremor suddenly moved the sea floor, displacing the seawater & setting in motion a powerful tsunami, bringing havoc even on the distant islands of Hawai'i. 159 people were killed

Interesting Sources

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297009517_The_1946_Unimak_Tsunami_Earthquake_Area_Revised_Tectonic_Structure_in_Reprocessed_Seismic_Images_and_a_Suspect_Near-Field_Tsunami_Source/figures

http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Tsunami1946.html

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSUgbSK7FKy5RdTYyEhpLbQ

https://www.facebook.com/NWSAlaska/posts/on-this-day-69-years-ago-a-massive-86-magnitude-earthquake-struck-unimak-island-/836372573082804/

https://twitter.com/Geology_History?lang=it