At the head of Pigot Bay, Port Wells, after the earthquake ended 

 le sea whipped violently hack and forth as it receded about 1/U to 1/2 

 [Lie from the shore. The water then returned to shore as a fast-rising 

 ride without any violent surge. Ahout 10 minutes after the earthquake 

 based, the surface became calm at normal tide level. Between 9:00 and 

 j'30 p.m., the sea rose 8 feet above extreme high tide, and then receded 

 bout 2 feet. At about 11:00 p.m. it again reached about 8 feet above 

 ictreme high tide (Chance, I968) (see Figure 159d). 



In Hobo Bay, north of Pigot Bay, the water receded during the 

 krthquake and exposed bottom normally below lowest tide. When the 

 jiter returned, it rose about k feet above high tide. After the earth- 

 iiake ceased, small waves came in rapid succession every 2 to 3 minutes. 

 !; darkness fell, the sea became calm. Shortly after dark, however, the 

 ilter began to rise and within 1 1/2 hours reached 9 feet above high tide 

 ;vel. The water then receded about k feet before' another wave came in. 

 )r a period of 2 hours at this time the water advanced and withdrew 

 iree times (Chance, I968) (see Figure 159e). 



The fishing vessel Quest was in Unakwik Inlet at the time of the 

 irthquake. One of the crew members has reported that a big swell moved 

 1 while the earth was shaking. The water sloshed back and forth in an 

 ist-west direction, and ran up approximately 100 feet at some places, 

 len it withdrew it exposed the sea bottom about it or 5 fathoms deep, 

 irge waves swept into the inlet at 11:00 p.m. and then again at about 

 loo a.m. (Chance, I968). 



! Another fishing vessel was about one mile inside the mouth of 

 iiakwik Inlet at the time of the quake. A crew member reported that 

 lie water started to oscillate during the earthquake, washing high on 

 lie north shore and then withdrawing an unusually great distance off- 

 iiore. The oscillations continued throughout the quake with a period 

 ' approximately one minute. Immediately after the earthquake ended, 

 le water started to recede; the regression continued for about 2 1/2 

 ours. Within 3 hours after the earthquake the water started to rise 

 ) a water level higher than high water. By 9:00 p.m. the water was 

 i;ain receding. At about midnight another wave brought the water level 

 [)out 3 feet higher than the normal tide for that time (Chance, 1968) 

 hee Figure 159c). 



At Tatitlek the water receded 15 feet, and then returned 17 to I8 

 :;et above MLLW. At 9:00 p.m. a high wave rose to within 7 inches of a 

 pequake 15-foot datum level. Forty-five minutes later there was a wave 

 ■lat had a height of 5.3 feet above the normal tide of that time (Chance, 

 :)68). 



At Boswell Bay, Hinchinbrook Island, it was reported that the water 

 :5ceded initially. The regression was followed by 2 waves within 3 hours 

 ■Tter the quake. Between midnight and 1:00 a.m. the water rose 8 to 12 

 :;et above the high tide level (Chance, 1968). 



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