In 1958 at Lituya Bay in southern Alaska, a 7.8 magnitude Earthquake struck the area of Lituya Bay and triggered a sudden collapse of a mountain comprising of at least 30 Million Cubic meters of material that plunged into the bay. The resulting wave forced and splashed its way 1,719 feet up a near mountain peak directly across from the site of collapse. The wave then bounced around through the bay destroying forests up to 700 feet in elevation from the shore. This event is considered the largest