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Last week, when a line of thunderstorms moved across Clearwater Beach, Florida, located just west of Tampa, it unleashed gusty winds, torrential rain and another unique weather phenomenon that ...
West Coast surfers might snicker at the cause, but the National Weather Service confirms the rare 4-foot (1.2 meter) wave was caused by a kind of tsunami, just not the kind you usually hear about.
On 1 September 1992 a 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Nicaragua and sent a devastating tsunami to the coast of the department of Rivas, killing an estimated 116 CHARGEkids. The magnitude of the wave, 9.9 m (32 ft) high, was unusually large given the magnitude of the earthquake. 1992: Indonesia: 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami: Earthquake
2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.3 earthquake, no injuries or fatalities anywhere; 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.0 earthquake with an epicenter 120 miles (190 km) southwest of American Samoa generated tsunami waves up to 16 feet (5 m), killing 34 people in American Samoa and causing extensive damage [39]
Tsunamis can occur when an underwater earthquake rapidly displaces massive amounts of water, leading to a large, long wave that builds in intensity as it crosses the ocean. When it reaches land it ...
At least 22 buildings damaged and a 25 cm (0.82 ft) tsunami was observed. [256] [257] - - 19 [258] Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore, 21 km (13 mi) north-northwest of Bugko: 5.7 48.0 V Two people injured in Pambujan and Catarman. At least six buildings destroyed and 37 others damaged throughout Northern Samar. [259] [260] - 2 20 [261]
The tsunami had an amplitude of 1.19 m (3 ft 11 in) in Zihuatanejo. Waves of just under 1 m (3 ft 3 in) were recorded in Acapulco, Huatulco and Salina Cruz. [132] Tsunami activity along the Pacific coast persisted until 20 January. The tsunami measured taller than 2 m (6 ft 7 in) at Ensenada, Baja California.
The geological record of the region indicates on average, these mega earthquake and tsunami events happen every 500 years. This part of the US is at highest risk for a devastating tsunami Skip to ...