I will tell you what I was told. Someone in Fairbanks said it went on for four minutes and was a good ride. When they heard the epicenter was Anchorage they could not believe it.
Ever been to Valdez? The whole town was washed away, so they rebuilt it in a different location in case another tidal wave comes up the bay.
Never made it to Valdez, saw film of the area before and after on history channel and pbs, incredible devastation .. a lot of casualties ,,
I remember visiting an area near Anchorage where land had dropped dramatically, massive land collapse with houses trees roads just spread all over the place.. that thing was anywhere from a 9.0 to a 9.4 , it rang bells all over the world.. massive tsunamis..