The Tsunami of March 28, 1961t as Recorded by Tide Gages* 

 (All times are Greenvich) 



Earthquake epicenter 6l.l° N, llt7.8° W, on coast of northern Prince William 

 Wave generating area defined in Figure 27. 



Initial Wave 



Soiind , Alaska 



Tide Station 



Period Follov- 



Time of 1st to Initial ing 

 Lat. Long. Arrival 2nd Crest Rise Fall 



Maximum Rise or Fall 

 Time of 

 Beginning Duration Height 



Massacre Bay, Attu, 

 Alaska 



°n' °w' '^-^-°' 



52 50 186 1*8 28-07:27 



d-h-m min 

 28-19 :lt6 l"* R 



ft 



Sweeper Cove, Adak, 



51 



51 



176 



39 



28-07 :00f 



51. 



0.6 



0.8 



29-0U:l7 



21 



F 



1.9 



Alaska 



























Unalaska, Alaska 



53 



53 



166 



32 



28-06 :06 



36 



0.3 



1.0 



28-15:15 



13 



R 



2.6 



Yakutat, Alaska 



59 



33 



139 



1*1. 



28-05:00 



7 



l*.6 



2.8 



28-10:07 



23 



R 



7.6 



Sitka, Alaska 



57 



03 



135 



20 



28-05:06 



50 



5.8 



11.6 



28-06:21. 



35 



R 



11..3 



Juneau, Alaska 



58 



18 



131* 



25 



28-06:1.9 



81 



2.7 



7.5 



28-07 : 22 



32 



F 



7.5 



Ketchikan, Alaska 



55 



21 



131 



39 



28-06:25 



29 



1.6 



1.2 



28-09:22 



30 



R 



3.7 



Prince Rupert , Canada 



51* 



19 



130 



20 



28-06:52 



92 



1.1* 



5.8 



28-08:12 



56 



R 



8.9 



Tasu, Canada 



52 



1*5 



132 



01 



28-05:33 



13 



2.1* 



0.7 



28-06:07 



9 



F 



3.0 



Bella Bella, Canada 



52 



10 



128 



08 



28-06:53 



39 



3.2 



6.3 



28-07:21. 



20 



F 



6.3 



Ocean Falls , Canada 



52 



21 



127 



1*1 



28-08:00 



32 



7.2 



12.5 



28-08:25 



15 



F 



12.5 



Alert Bay, Canada 



50 



35 



126 



56 



28-07:39 



29 



3.8 



5.7 



28-07:53 



18 



F 



5.7 



Port Alherni , Canada 



1*9 



ll. 



121* 



1*9 



28-08:00 



97est 







1 



More than 17 





Tofino, Canada 



1*9 



09 



125 



55 



28-07:00 



20 



3.1. 



5.1 



28-08:50 



21* 



F 



8.1 



Pitt Lake, Canada 



1*9 



26 



122 



31 



28-12:00 



g 













— 



- 







Point Atkinson, Canada 



1*9 



20 



123 



15 



28-09:07 



90 



0.3 



0.7 



28-12:50 



52 



R 



0.8 



Vancouver , Canada 



1*9 



17 



123 



07 



28-09:20 



120 



0.2 



0.5 



28-11:05 



1*5 



R 



0.6 



Fraser North Arm, 



1*9 



12 



123 



05 



28-10:15 



g 

















._ 







Canada 



























New Westminster, Canada 



1*9 



12 



122 



51. 



28-10:30 



g 













— 



- 







Steveston, Canada 



1*9 



07 



123 



12 



28-09:1*5 



g 



— 



— - 





-- 



- 



-— 



Fulf ord Harbour , Canada 



1*8 



1*6 



123 



27 



28-08:35 



1*0 



1.3 



1.1* 



28-13:53 



22 



R 



2.0 



Victoria, Canada 



1*8 



25 



123 



21* 



28-08:02 



50 



2.2 



1*.8 



28-08:18 



39 



F 



1..8 



Neah Bay, Washington 



1*8 



22 



121* 



37 



28-07:18 



22 



2.9 



2.1. 



28-08:1*1* 



21 



R 



U.7 



Friday Harbor, Wash. 



1*8 



33 



123 



00 



28-08:30 



19 



0.8 



0.2 



28-09:50 



60 



R 



2.3 



Seattle, Washington 



1*7 



36 



122 



20 



28-09:12 



1*8 



O.U 



0.3 



28-11:39 



20 



F 



0.8 



Astoria (Tongue Point) 



1*6 



13 



123 



1*6 



28-07:56 



20 



1.7 



1.3 



28-09:1.1* 



9 



R 



2.1* 



Oregon 



























Crescent City, Calif. 



1*1 1*5 



12U 



12 



28-07:39 



29 



1..8+ 



13.0+ 



I 



~ 



-- 



—- 



San Francisco (Presidio) 



37 



1*8 



122 



28 



28-08:1*2 



39 



2.3 



3.9 



28-09:35 



21. 



F 



7.1* 



California 



























Alameda, (NAS), Calif. 



37 



1*6 



122 



18 



28-09:06 



1.2 



1.5 



2.5 



28-09:57 



2U 



F 



5.1* 



Avila, California 



35 



10 



120 



1*1* 



28-08 :U1* 



15 



U.l* 



5.0 



28-10:00^ 



ll. 



F 



10. U+ 



Rincon Island, Calif. 



31. 



21 



119 



26 



28-09:17 



37 



2.1* 



l*.l 



28-11:33^ 



22 



F 



5.9+ 



Santa Monica, Calif. 



3l< 



00 



118 



30 



28-09:15 



39 



2.5 



1..2 



28-11:20 



15 



R 



6.5 



Los Angeles, Berth 60, 



33 



1.3 



118 



16 



28-09:21. 



27 



0.5 



0.1. 



28-10:08 



2U 



F 



3.2 



California 



























Alamitos Bay, Calif. 



33 



1*5 



118 



07 



28-09:36 



37 



1.7 



2.8 



2g-09:56 



21* 



F 



2.8 



Newport Bay, Calif. 



33 



36 



117 



51. 



28-09:26 



21. 



1.0 



1.3 



28-10:06 



lU 



F 



1.8 



