The tsunami was unusually powerful for the size of the earthquake. The event was classified as a tsunami earthquake due to the discrepancy between the size of the tsunami and the relatively low surface wave magnitude. The large-scale destruction prompted the creation of the Seismic Sea Wave Warning System, which later became the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in 1949.


weewooweewoo:

Alaskans grow up just learning about the (9.2 earthquake in 1964)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake]. I wonder if Hawaiians cover this in their education system.


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