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How can a tsunami strike the west coast when the quake is thousands of miles away?
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∙ 13y ago
Even though the earth quake was thousands of miles away the quake was a very powerful one. It magnitude was measured to be 8.6 on the ritcher scale. An earth quake with such a high magnitude may cause powerful seismic waves due to which the tsunami was able to cover such a large distance.
And also as the moon's going to come the nearest to the earth on 19th of this month due to which there may be high tidal waves caused in the seas.
Chances for other destructive tsunamis also!!
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Where was the tsunami in Japan?
It was near the east coast of Honshu, Japan 231 miles northeast of Tokyo, Japan
How far inland tsunami wave surge?
The tsunami can flood as fast as a commercial jet plane.
Do individual tsunamis get named?
No not like hurricanes. Large Tsunami events cetainly get remembered. The Tsunami that killed over 200 000 people on December 26 2004 is known variously as the Indian ocean tsunami, the Boxing day tsunami or the Asain tsunami. Normally tsunamis are "named" by their origin and their year such as the 1960 Chilean tsunami or the 1964 Alaskan tsunami, even though they may devastate areas thousands of miles away.
Where did the tsunami in japan start?
it hit lots of places as it was massive, mainly Asia ( Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India) it all hit a bit f Africa like Kenya but it didn't have a big effect there
What happened in the Japan tsunami?
On March 11, 2011 there was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Sendai triggering a massive tsunami that hit of eastern coasts of Japan. In was reported that the earthquake created tsunami waves of up to 10 meters (33 ft) that struck Japan, with smaller waves in many other countries, with a significant surge and damage as far away as Chile, on the opposite side of the world from Japan. In Japan, the waves are reported to have traveled up to 10 kilometers (6 miles) inland. Many thousands of people were killed in both the earthquake and resulting tsunami.
How can there be no sign of an earthquake on land but a tsunami still occur?
A tsunami can travel great distances and strike thousands of miles from where it originated. For example, Hawaii has been hit hard by tsunamis that were tirggered by earthquakes in Alaska and Chile.
Why cant a tsunami ever hit Lahore Pakistan?
It's 600 miles from the coast!!
Is a tornado bigger than a tsunami?
No. A tornado is at most 2.5 miles wide and only a handful have been observed at over 2 miles. A tsunami, by contrast, can impact a shoreline thousands of miles long.
Where was the tsunami in Japan?
It was near the east coast of Honshu, Japan 231 miles northeast of Tokyo, Japan
How far inland tsunami wave surge?
The tsunami can flood as fast as a commercial jet plane.
Is Liberia in the middle east?
No. It is located in West Africa on the coast. It is thousands of miles from the Middle East.
When did the Indian Ocean Tsunami strike?
The December 26, 2004 tsunami occurred at a plate boundary, a few miles off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. A natural sensation called 'subduction' occurred. That is when a plate slides over or under another plate. There was an earthquake and also a displaced water mass trying to regain it's equilibrium position. Shockwaves were sent in all directions.
Is a tsunami larger than a tornado?
In terms of area of effect, yes. A tsunami may impact hundreds or thousands of miles of coastline as a tsunami spreads across the ocean like ripples on a pond. By contrast a tornado is limited to a damage path that is rarely more than a mile wide or more than 20 miles long.
How long did it take for the tsunami in Japan to hits its own coast of Honshu after the earthquake. In other words from the time of the earthquake how much time did people have to get away?
A Tsunami can travel as fast a jetliner in flight which is anywhere from 500-600 mph. The earthquake occurred about 80 miles of the coast, although a Tsunami will slow as it hits the coast line, you can figure residents had anywhere from 8 - 15 minutes to get to higher ground. Not much time!
Do individual tsunamis get named?
No not like hurricanes. Large Tsunami events cetainly get remembered. The Tsunami that killed over 200 000 people on December 26 2004 is known variously as the Indian ocean tsunami, the Boxing day tsunami or the Asain tsunami. Normally tsunamis are "named" by their origin and their year such as the 1960 Chilean tsunami or the 1964 Alaskan tsunami, even though they may devastate areas thousands of miles away.
How many miles was japan tsunami?
about 50 miles
Where did the tsunami in japan start?
it hit lots of places as it was massive, mainly Asia ( Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India) it all hit a bit f Africa like Kenya but it didn't have a big effect there
