Alaska landslide set off CN Tower-sized tsunami last year — and a warning for B.C. | Page 893 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: May 6, 2026 - 14:49

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Alaska landslide set off CN Tower-sized tsunami last year — and a warning for B.C.

May 6, 2026

When millions of tonnes of rock fell one kilometre into an Alaskan fiord last year, it set off one of the largest tsunamis ever recorded, a monstrous 481-metre wave higher than the tallest viewing platform of the CN Tower, a new study shows.



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