Figure 1. (a) Location of Lituya Bay, in southeastern Alaska (modified from Bridge, 2018). (b) View of Lituya Bay: the yellow line represents
the shoreline before July 1958, and the red line shows the trimline of the tsunami. (c) Gilbert Inlet, showing the situation in July 1958 preand post-tsunami: the rockslide dimension (orange), the maximum bay floor depth of −122 m (light blue), and the maximum run-up of
524 m a.s.l. (Miller, 1960) on the opposite slope with respect to the impact area are indicated (topography data from © Google Earth Pro
7.3.2.5776; last access: 24 April 2020).
