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  2. Volcanic tsunami - Wikipedia

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    A volcanic tsunami, also called a volcanogenic tsunami, is a tsunami produced by volcanic phenomena. About 20–25% of all fatalities at volcanoes during the past 250 years have been caused by volcanic tsunamis. The most devastating volcanic tsunami in recorded history was that produced by the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. The waves reached ...

  3. 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami

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    Tsunamis are most frequently caused by earthquakes, while those caused by volcanic eruptions are rare. [83] [84] Fewer than 100 volcanic tsunamis were recorded in the prior two centuries. [83] According to an official at GNS Science, the suspected cause of the tsunami was an undersea eruption that destroyed part of the island on 14 January ...

  4. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    Minoan eruption: Volcanic eruption: The volcanic eruption in Santorini, Greece triggered tsunamis which caused damage to some Minoan sites in eastern Crete. 1171 BCE: Baltic Sea: Unknown: A tsunami with wave heights of at least 10 metres (33 ft) had run-up heights in Sweden of up to 14.5 to 16.5 metres (48 to 54 ft). [37] ≈1100 BCE

  5. Tsunami possible along Pacific Coast of US, Hawaii following ...

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    An explosive volcanic eruption occurred near the Kingdom of Tonga, a nation of 170 islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, causing tsunami waves to impact the region and ash to fill the sky. A ...

  6. Indonesia issues tsunami alert after volcano erupts on remote ...

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    Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a ...

  7. Biggest volcanic eruptions in the last 10 years as Iceland ...

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    The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia saw an eruption on 22 December 2018 which caused a deadly tsunami, with waves surging up to five meters in height. The tsunami killed at least 437 ...

  8. Tsunami - Wikipedia

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    Tsunamis have been triggered by a number of volcanic eruptions, including the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, and the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption. Over 20% of all fatalities caused by volcanism during the past 250 years are estimated to have been caused by volcanogenic tsunamis. [48]

  9. Tsunami from Pacific volcano hits California coast with small ...

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    California tsunami advisories triggered Saturday morning by an underwater volcanic eruption near the South Pacific nation of Tonga had been largely lifted by 9 p.m. after authorities spent much of ...