View of the tsunami generated in the Aleutian Islands striking the beachfront area at the Puumaile Tuberculosis Hospital on the Island of Hawaii, about 3,800 km from the generating area. In this area east of Hilo, Hawaii, waves were 6.1 m high overtopping the breakwater and causing minor flooding at the hospital. These catastrophic waves engulfed the Hawaiian Islands suddenly and unexpectedly. The maximum rise of water was almost 8 m in Hilo and as much as 12 m in other areas on the island of Hawaii.

Image Credit: Harry A. Simms, Sr..