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1946 Earthquake & Tunami...
1946 Earthquake & Tunami...
Item # 581179
April 02, 1946
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, April 2, 1946.
* Alleutian Islands Earthquake
* Alaska & Hawaii Tsunami
This 18 page newspaper has six column headline on the front page:
* Alleutian Islands Earthquake
* Alaska & Hawaii Tsunami
This 18 page newspaper has six column headline on the front page:
* Quake-Born Fury Sweeps Pacific: HAWAII ISLES RIPPED BY HUGE TIDAL WAVE
with subhead: "Toll May Go Into Hundreds; West Coast Hit"
Other news of the day. Little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
Background Information: The Aleutian Islands earthquake was an earthquake near the Aleutian Islands on April 1, 1946. It was followed by a Pacific-wide tsunami. The earthquake was a magnitude 7.8, with its epicenter at 52.8N, 163.5W, and focal depth of 25 km. It resulted in 165 casualties (159 people on Hawaii and six in Alaska) and over $26 million in damages. It prompted the creation of the Seismic Sea Wave Warning System, which later became the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in 1949. Scientists think the tsunami may have started from an earthquake triggering a landslide.
The tsunami is locally known in Hawaii as the April Fools Day Tsunami in Hawaii due to people thinking the warnings were an April Fool's prank.
Background Information: The Aleutian Islands earthquake was an earthquake near the Aleutian Islands on April 1, 1946. It was followed by a Pacific-wide tsunami. The earthquake was a magnitude 7.8, with its epicenter at 52.8N, 163.5W, and focal depth of 25 km. It resulted in 165 casualties (159 people on Hawaii and six in Alaska) and over $26 million in damages. It prompted the creation of the Seismic Sea Wave Warning System, which later became the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in 1949. Scientists think the tsunami may have started from an earthquake triggering a landslide.
The tsunami is locally known in Hawaii as the April Fools Day Tsunami in Hawaii due to people thinking the warnings were an April Fool's prank.
Category: The 20th Century
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