gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.photos:287 series NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Hazards Data Manager haz.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-09-03 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) July 1958 Lituya Bay, USA Images 2012-02-01 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.photos:287 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce originator NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher imageDigital On July 10, 1958, at 06:15:59 UTC, a M 7.8 earthquake occurred in Southeast Alaska. At least 8 separate tsunamis, generated by submarine and subaerial landslides and ice falls, followed the earthquake. The epicenter was located on the northern coast of Cross Sound near Palma Bay. A local submarine slump off Khantaak Island in Yakutat Bay caused 3 deaths and wrecked a boat. 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