India, July 31 -- As per the official website of World Data, 75 tidal waves classified as tsunamis have rocked the American shoreline since 1737. Here's a look at some of the deadliest catastrophes, as compiled by Freight Waves:

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Fairweather Fault in southeastern Alaska on July 10, 1958. Five people died as a result: three on Khantaak Island at the mouth of Yakutat Bay and two by their boat sinking at Lituya Bay. This generated a gargantuan wave to the height of 1,720 feet, the world's largest recorded tsunami, as per the Western States Seismic Policy Council.

According to the National Park Service, nobody was close enough to the catastrophe for any physical harm or injury to follow, although the inf...