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  2. Earthquake-generated tsunamis not uncommon in US. How bad can ...

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    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 ...

  3. Tsunamis in lakes - Wikipedia

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    A tsunami and seiche in Lake Tahoe can be treated as shallow-water long waves as the maximum water depth is much smaller than the wavelength. This demonstrates the impact that lakes have on tsunami wave characteristics, which is different from ocean tsunami wave characteristics because the ocean is deeper, and lakes are relatively shallow in ...

  4. Tsunami - Wikipedia

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    Smaller (M w 4.2) earthquakes in Japan can trigger tsunamis (called local and regional tsunamis) that can devastate stretches of coastline, but can do so in only a few minutes at a time. Landslides The Tauredunum event was a large tsunami on Lake Geneva in 563 CE, caused by sedimentary deposits destabilised by a landslide.

  5. 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.

  6. Tsunami map shows how San Francisco could be devastated - AOL

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    A tsunami triggered by a large earthquake in Alaska would take approximately five hours to reach the city. The impact on downtown San Francisco was more significant than it had been assumed that ...

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

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    A tsunami can happen any time and there's a chance that a near shore tsunami beats the first warning," they said. "If you're on the coast and feel an earthquake, get to higher ground immediately ...

  8. Ice shove - Wikipedia

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    Ice shoves can be caused by temperature fluctuations, wind action, or changing water levels [3] and can cause devastation to coastal Arctic communities. Cyclical climate change will also play a role in the formation and frequency of ice shove events; a rise in global temperatures leads to more open water to facilitate ice movement.

  9. Earthquake environmental effects - Wikipedia

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    Both surface deformation and faulting and shaking-related geological effects (e.g., soil liquefaction, landslides) not only leave permanent imprints in the environment, but also dramatically affect human structures. Moreover, underwater fault ruptures and seismically triggered landslides can generate tsunami waves.