On October 18, 2015, a tsunami struck Taan Fjord, Alaska, leaving a documented entry in the global historical tsunami records. According to official data from the NOAA/NCEI Global Historical Tsunami Database, the event occurred at 05:19 UTC on October 18, 2015.
Location and Measurements
The event took place in Taan Fjord, located in the state of Alaska, USA, at coordinates 60.18° latitude and -141.18° longitude. The official database records a maximum water height of 193.0 meters for this event. This figure represents the recorded maximum runup or water height measurement for the incident rather than a uniform depth across the entire region.
Event Classification and Record Quality
In the global tsunami database, this occurrence is assigned a validity code of 4 and is associated with cause code 8. These standardized coding systems help researchers categorize historical events and assess the reliability and nature of the recorded phenomena within the scientific record.
Sources and further context
Official datasets support the event-specific facts.