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1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska Earthquake Magnitude 7.9 Rupture Length 90 to 280 km

Discover the intense events of the 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake in Alaska, featuring dramatic surface ruptures and tree disruptions. Witness the aftermath through stunning photographs by Lloyd Cluff and George Plafker.

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1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska Earthquake Magnitude 7.9 Rupture Length 90 to 280 km

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  1. 1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska Earthquake • Magnitude 7.9 • Rupture Length 90 to 280 km • Surface Displacement 3.5 to 6.5 m Photographs by Lloyd Cluff and George Plafker

  2. Fairweather fault

  3. 1958 Lituya Bay Earthquake, M 7.9 Rupture length 95 to 280 km Fairweather fault 6.2 m RL Lituya Bay

  4. Line of disrupted trees along fault rupture

  5. SS-RL 4 to 6 m Disrupted tree zone 3 to 5 m wide

  6. Lituya Bay Earthquake, Fairweather Fault (6.2 m) Surface fault rupture through trees Disrupted tree zone 3 to 5 m wide

  7. Glacial Ice Faulted by RL-Slip Along Fairweather Fault - 4.8 m Surface rupture zone varies, 1 to 50 m wide

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