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2009: Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Washington, United States: Landslide: A section of the shoreline about 17 acres (6.9 ha) in area adjacent to the mouth of the Spokane River collapsed into the lake on January 16, 2009, generating a tsunami which reached a maximum height of 30 feet (9 m) along the opposite shore 1,000 yards (910 m) away. [137 ...
NOAA tsunami energy map. An upthrust of 6 to 8 meters (20 to 26 ft) along a 180-kilometer (110 mi)-wide seabed at 60 kilometers (37 mi) offshore from the east coast of Tōhoku [134] resulted in a major tsunami that brought destruction along the Pacific coastline of Japan's northern islands. Thousands of people died and entire towns were devastated.
The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami caused major destruction in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga mostly due to a 14 m (46 ft) high tsunami hitting the coasts of the three countries. At least 143 people killed, 310 others injured, five others missing, 405 homes destroyed, 161 others damaged and a total of $124 million worth of damages in Samoa ...
A 2021 map showing how a tsunami ... New technology in 2021 allowed the state’s geological survey to update its maps from 2009. A tsunami triggered by a large earthquake in Alaska would take ...
The California Geological Survey releases tsunami hazard maps for Ventura, San Diego, Marin, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma counties to help residents understand risks.
The coastline where the tsunami had an impact stretches about 400 kilometers (240 miles). 18,426 DEAD The National Police Agency says 18,426 people died, mostly in the tsunami, including 2,527 ...
Earthquake and Tsunami 2 Mar 1933: Offshore Tōhoku region, Hawaii: Tsunami waves of 2.9 meters (9 ft 6 in) reached the Hawaiian coastline and caused minor damage. 2,925: 1927 Kita Tango earthquake: Earthquake 7 Mar 1927: Kyoto Prefecture: 2,306: 1945 Mikawa earthquake: Earthquake 13 Jan 1945: Aichi Prefecture
Japan is an extremely quake-prone nation, but a tsunami warning of the magnitude of Monday's had not been issued since a major quake and tsunami caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant in March 2011.