1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake and tsunami
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:earthquake
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| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Hawaii gptkb:United_States_West_Coast |
| gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
8.6
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
165
|
| gptkbp:causedBy |
subduction zone earthquake
|
| gptkbp:date |
April 1, 1946
|
| gptkbp:epicenter |
Unimak Island, Alaska, United States
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake and tsunami
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
creation of Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
Scotch Cap Lighthouse destroyed
significant damage in Hilo, Hawaii |
| gptkbp:partOf |
list of largest earthquakes in the United States
|
| gptkbp:significance |
one of the deadliest tsunamis in US history
|
| gptkbp:tsunami |
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
42 meters (138 feet) at Scotch Cap, Unimak Island teletsunami |
| gptkbp:tsunamiTravelTimeToHawaii |
about 4.5 hours
|
| gptkbp:USGSEventID |
official USGS event
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pacific_Tsunami_Museum
gptkb:tsunami_of_1946 |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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