October 26, 1880 Tsunami: Sitka, AK, United States

This magnitude 6.3 earthquake, continuing for twenty or thirty seconds, was followed by eight or nine aftershocks over the subsequent 48 hours. Cracking and splitting earth noises occurred at Sitka, while at Warm Springs, 32 km southeast of Sitka, the springs erupted like geysers. People in Hoonah village, on the north end of Chichagof Island, reported being thrown around "like chips in an eddy". Two separate tsunamis, probably the result of local submarine landslides, were produced during this event. (Ref #239)

1880 October 26, 13:30 local time (according to other sources, 20:45). At Sitka, there was a tornado, accompanied by an earthquake, which terrified the residents and did great damage. Half an hour later, a second shock was felt, and another seven or eight shocks occurred during the next two days. The first shock lasted about 30 seconds; then a large tidal wave appeared. The earthquake was strong at Honniak Village. shocks were felt along the entire coast of Canada, but were not noticed on Kodiak Island. In the same year, a strong earthquake occurred on Chirikov Island (Aleutian Islands) with the formation or revival of a surface fault (Reference #415).