A Field Survey of the 1946 Aleutian Tsunami in the Far Field

Research Article| July 01, 2002 A Field Survey of the 1946 Aleutian Tsunami in the Far Field Emile A. Okal; Emile A. Okal 1Department of Geological Sciences, Northwestern University Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Costas E. Synolakis; Costas E. Synolakis 2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gerard J. Fryer; Gerard J. Fryer 3Hawaii Institute of Geophysics Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Philippe Heinrich; Philippe Heinrich 4Département Analyse et Surveillance de l'Environnement, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar José C. Borrero; José C. Borrero 2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Christophe Ruscher; Christophe Ruscher 2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Diego Arcas; Diego Arcas 2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gérard Guille; Gérard Guille 4Département Analyse et Surveillance de l'Environnement, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Daniel Rousseau Daniel Rousseau 2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California 5Institut des Sciences de l'lngénieur de Toulon et du Var, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2002) 73 (4): 490–503. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.73.4.490 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Emile A. Okal, Costas E. Synolakis, Gerard J. Fryer, Philippe Heinrich, José C. Borrero, Christophe Ruscher, Diego Arcas, Gérard Guille, Daniel Rousseau; A Field Survey of the 1946 Aleutian Tsunami in the Far Field. Seismological Research Letters 2002;; 73 (4): 490–503. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.73.4.490 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search This paper reports the interviews of 48 elderly witnesses to the Aleutian tsunami of 1 April 1946, which resulted in the measurement of a database of 54 values of runup and inundation in 31 valleys of the Marquesas, Easter, and Juan Fernández Islands. The 1946 Aleutian tsunami remains one of the most enigmatic such events of the past century. It resulted in catastrophic destruction both locally (with the annihilation of the Scotch Cap lighthouse on Unimak Island, where runup reached 42 m) and in the far field, where it claimed a total of 162 lives in California, the Marquesas, and... You do not currently have access to this article.