printTIH: April 1, 1946- An Earthquake in Alaska generates a Tsunami that kills more than 100 people in Hawaii
by francopoli
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.