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A tsunami was reported by witnesses in England, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark on 5 June 1858. [15] A witness stated that at 09:15, the sea in Pegwell Bay, East Kent, "suddenly receded about 200 yards (180 m) and returned to its former position within the space of about 20 minutes". [16]
Pegwell Bay is a shallow inlet in the English Channel coast astride the estuary of the River Stour north of Sandwich Bay, between Ramsgate and Sandwich in Kent. Part of the bay is a nature reserve , with seashore habitats including mudflats and salt marsh with migrating waders and wildfowl .
A tsunami hitting a coastline. This article lists notable tsunamis, which are sorted by the date and location that they occurred.. Because of seismic and volcanic activity associated with tectonic plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, [1] but are a worldwide natural phenomenon.
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
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The extreme weather phenomenon coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami which struck India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia, among other nations, in 2004 ...
[78] [79] Still probably 12 metres (40 feet) tall when it entered Icy Bay, [84] the tsunami inundated parts of Icy Bay's shoreline with run-ups of 4 to 5 metres (13 to 16 feet) before dissipating into insignificance at distances of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the mouth of Taan Fiord, [79] although the wave was detected 140 kilometres (87 miles ...
The brig was wrecked in Pegwell Bay. Her five crew were rescued by the North Deal Lifeboat Van Kook (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [69] Earl of Derby United Kingdom: The ship ran ashore at Port Glasgow, Port Glasgow. She was on a voyage from Port Glasgow to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [49] Faith United Kingdom