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nwliberalkiwi

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2. I was part of the Lituya Bay earthquake 1958

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 11:57 AM

14 hrs ago

I was in Elfin Cove, 12 miles from the epicenter. July 4th I sat on a log with the Wagner's from the fishing vessel Sunmore. The night of the earthquake I heard the Sunmore live on the radio saying: "May day, mayday Oh my god...." This was their last call before their deaths. Very interesting story on the 1958 earthquake.

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