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Tarō is now protected by a tsunami wall, currently 10 metres (33 ft) high and over 2 kilometres (1.25 miles) long. [131] 1934: Tafjorden, Norway: Tafjorden: Rockslide: On 7 April 1934, a rockslide of about 2,000,000 cubic metres (2,600,000 cu yd) of rock fell from Langhamaren Mountain from a height of about 700 metres (2,300 ft).
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand. A tsunami (/(t) s uː ˈ n ɑː m i, (t) s ʊ ˈ-/ (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.
A 2021 map shows the impact of a tsunami hitting the San Fransisco area - and the devastation it could cause. The map was thrust back into the spotlight Thursday when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake ...
Tsunamis in the United States (30 P) V. Tsunamis in Vanuatu (2 P) Tsunamis in Venezuela (2 P) This page was last edited on 1 August 2020, at 08:33 (UTC). Text is ...
This is an alphabetically sorted list of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Cities and towns listed here reported at least US$ 100,000 in damage or at least one death.
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The last tsunami warning in the San Francisco Bay Area followed a 9.1 earthquake in Tohoku, Japan that sparked a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011 ...
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was a teletsunami.. A teletsunami (also called an ocean-wide tsunami, distant tsunami, distant-source tsunami, far-field tsunami, or trans-ocean tsunami) is a tsunami that originates from a distant source, defined as more than 1,000 km (620 mi) away or three hours' travel from the area of interest, [1] [2] sometimes travelling across an ocean.