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  2. Tsunami - Wikipedia

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    For this reason, it is often referred to as a tidal wave, [9] although this usage is not favoured by the scientific community because it might give the false impression of a causal relationship between tides and tsunamis. [10] Tsunamis generally consist of a series of waves, with periods ranging from minutes to hours, arriving in a so-called ...

  3. Portal:Tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    The wave caught the Japanese off guard, not knowing its origin, and was explained in the book, The Orphan Tsunami. [82] 1707: Nankai, Japan: 1707 Hōei earthquake: Earthquake: On 28 October 1707, during the Hōei era, an 8.4 magnitude earthquake and tsunami up to 10 metres (33 ft) high [83] hit Tosa Province (Kōchi Prefecture). More than ...

  5. A ‘non-destructive’ tsunami was spotted after California’s ...

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    Large tsunamis have occurred in the US and will again. A magnitude 9.2 earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska caused damage and loss of life along the West Coast in 1964. More than 150 tsunamis have ...

  6. Tilly Smith - Wikipedia

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    Smith learned about tsunamis in a geography lesson, [4] [5] two weeks before the tsunami, from her teacher Andrew Kearney at Danes Hill School. [6] [7] [8] While she and her family were walking on Mai Khao Beach, she recognised the signs of a tsunami she had been taught, and alerted her parents. "The water was really, really frothy," Smith said.

  7. Why Thursday's Tsunami Warning was issued and what it ... - AOL

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    They provided a timeline of events, from when a preliminary assessment detected an earthquake at 10:44 a.m. PT to when the NWS National Tsunami Warning Center issued the Tsunami Warning five ...

  8. Teletsunami - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. 1896 Sanriku earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The effects of a 20° dipping fault along the top of the subducting plate was found to match both the observed seismic response and tsunami, but required a displacement of 10.4 m. [2] The displacement was reduced to a more reasonable value after the extra uplift caused by the deformation of sediments in the wedge and a shallower fault dip of 10 ...