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IMAGE: Some of the devastation in Fukushima as a result of the 2011 Japan tsunami, which killed over ten thousand people. view more
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Alaska is renowned for its postcard pretty mountains, vast spaces and massive earthquakes.
But not many people know the highest tsunami wave ever accurately measured - at 524-metres - occurred in Alaska.
It happened 63 years ago during a tsunami - an unusual wave that is usually generated by either a large undersea earthquake; volcanic eruptions; landslides that fall into the sea or that occur underwater; and asteroids.
Evidence of the destruction caused by the Lituya Bay, Alaska tsunami can still be seen from space.
Researchers combed through 10 years of seismic data from the volatile Japan Trench to better understand the threat posed by a fault which triggered the deadly 2011 Tohoku-oki quake.
An aerial view of Ishinomaki, Japan, a week after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Johnson)
(CN) A magnitude 9 earthquake that struck Japan’s Tohoku coast in 2011 and triggered a deadly tsunami that devastated the region left a wake of devastation and disorder that is still evident today, according to a study released Thursday examining years of earthquake data.
The Tohoku-Oki earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, and is the largest megathrust tremor ever recorded in the nation.
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