History
Exposed to the open Pacific, Alberni Inlet has been subject to tsunamis. The largest in historic times was the result of the Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska in 1964, and destroyed part of downtown Port Alberni. Tsunamis have repeatedly hit the First Nations village of Sarita, which is situated on a low sand beach about halfway along the inlet's eastern shore.
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