Ryan Hite📍Lituya Bay, Alaska. 1958.
A mountain fell into the sea.
What rose was the tallest wave in human history: 524 meters (1,720 feet).
This wasn't fiction.
🧠 Read the full story: https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/07/20/the-day-the-ocean-stood-up-the-terrifying-truth-behind-the-worlds-biggest-wave/
#MegaTsunami #LituyaBay #Geopower
A mountain fell into the sea.
What rose was the tallest wave in human history: 524 meters (1,720 feet).
This wasn't fiction.
🧠 Read the full story: https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/07/20/the-day-the-ocean-stood-up-the-terrifying-truth-behind-the-worlds-biggest-wave/
#MegaTsunami #LituyaBay #Geopower
The Tallest Wave in History: Lituya Bay’s Mega-Tsunami
In 1958, a mountainside collapsed into Alaska’s Lituya Bay, unleashing the tallest wave ever recorded on Earth — a 524-meter (1,720 ft) wall of water. This mega-tsunami defied everything we thought we knew about natural disasters. Here's the full story of the wave that erased a mountainside, hurled boats like toys, and warned us that it could all happen again.