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Image: Survey of megatsunami runup damage Taan Fiord 9 August 2016

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Description: United States Geological Survey scientists survey run-up damage from a megatsunami that occurred in Taan Fiord, a finger of Icy Bay in Alaska, that had occurred on 17 October 2015. Estimated run-up heights in this area were 5 metres (16.4 ft).
Title: Survey of megatsunami runup damage Taan Fiord 9 August 2016
Credit: usgs.gov Surveying the Taan Fjord tsunami runup
Author: Peter Haeussler, United States Geological Survey Alaska Science Center
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