I believe they are talking top 5 ever, so your memory is accurate
The one that created the Thailand tsunami was 9.1 or so.
From NBC News:
Rank Magnitude Location Year
1 9.5 Bio-Bio, Chile 1960
2 9.2 Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964
3 9.1 Sumatra, Indonesia 2004
4 9.1 Tohoku, Japan 2011
5 9.0 Kamchatka, Russia 1952
6 8.8 Kamchatka, Russia 2025
7 8.8 Esmeraldas, Ecuador 1906
8 8.8 Offshore Bio-Bio, Chile 2010
9 8.7 Rat Islands, Alaska 1965
10 8.6 Unimak Island, Alaska 1946
Anyway, not too much tsunami damage on the West Coast, except maybe Crescent City, which has some kind of magnifying effect.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/crescent-city-tsunami-20793132.php
Saw something that said a couple cruise ships that were docked in Hawaii decided to leave early for safety reasons and ended up leaving some cruisers behind in Hawaii.
