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April 1, 1946 Eastern Aleutian Is. Tsunami Damage along the Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California coasts
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Location | Amplitude (m) | Damage Summary |
Unga, AK | 0.8 | Dock and boats washed away. |
Ikatan, AK | ? | Several homes washed away, Pankof light destroyed. |
Sanak, AK | 6.1 | Boats beached, some houses destroyed. |
Scotch Cap, Unimak I., AK | 35 | Five drowned. Lighthouse destroyed. Antenna 105 feet above sea level washed away. Radio station flooded. |
Dutch Harbor, AK | ? | Ferrys carried away, docks damaged. |
Nikolski, AK | up to 12.2 | Nine baraboras washed away |
Taholah, WA | 1.5 | Five foot surge up Quinalt River swamped boats and damaged fishing nets. |
Seaside, OR | 1.2 | Boats and log float swept away in Necanicum River. |
Gold Beach, OR | ? | Sixty-foot float endangered. Slight damage at Winchuck River. |
Noyo River Mouth, CA | 1.4 | Many boats broke from moorings, several near drownings. |
Drakes Bay, CA | 2.6 | Crab pots rolled over, rowboat capsized. |
Princeton, CA | 2.6 | Much damage. Houses flooded, quarter mile inundation, boats beached, dock damaged, $20K damage. |
Santa Cruz, CA | 1.5 | One drowned. Minor damage. |
Port Hueneme, CA | 0.8 | Sand swept over railroad tracks. |
Santa Catalina I., CA | ? | Baseball field inundated, pier swept away. |