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Home | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) | U.S. ... Human Genome Project Information. World's Biggest Tsunami | 1720 feet-tall - Lituya Bay, Alaska. (As reported by Don J. Miller in United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 354-C, Giant Waves in Lituya Bay, Alaska, 1960) Account of Howard G. Ulrich Mr. Ulrich and his 7-year-old son, on the Edrie, entered Lituya Bay about 8:00 p.m. and anchored in about 5 fathoms of water in a small cove on the south shore. Ulrich was awakened by the violent rocking of the boat, noted the time, and went on deck to watch the effects of the earthquake-described as violent shaking and heaving, followed by avalanching in the mountains at the head of the bay. An estimated 2 1/2 minutes after the earthquake was first felt a deafening crash was heard at the head of the bay.
"The wave definitely started in Gilbert Inlet, just before the end of the quake. Ulrich continued to watch the progress of the wave until it reached his boat about 2 1/2 to 3 minutes after it was first sighted. Account of William A. Mr. and Mrs. Encyclopedia of Life. Applied Cognitive Science: How Cognitive Science Can Improve Your ... Reaction Time. Human egg makes accidental debut on camera - being-human - 11 June 2008.