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typically, the height of a tsunami wave is anywhere from 30-50 feet tall, sometimes reaching 100-300 hundred feet tall. !! This wave happened in Alaska in 1958, and was triggered by a landslide and an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.3. This type of wave is sometimes called a "mega-wave".
i am the one of the eye witness when tsunami was hids at the southern part of India in nagapattinan town at the velanganni villege the goastal part of tamilnadu state. it was morethan 40 feets of in height and comes about 40 to 50 km in speed early in the morning at 5.30 am.at that time (26/12/2004) a local comminiual festival there was going on. more than 100,000 peoples were at that villege. it killed around 40,000 people.it is the huge number who killed by the tsunami hits in India.
It can be very high
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∙ 14y agoTsunamis have been known to travel hundreds, even thousands, of miles across open water. And the highest recorded tsunami occurred in Alaska in 1958; it was an astounding 1,720 feet tall.
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What instrument is used to detect tsunami?
One instrument that used to detect Tsunami is a deep ocean tsunami detection buoys.
What can the tsunami do to us?
the tsunami can take us really deep and long into the sea and there are really very less chances to escape and we"l die in tsunami
Can a large ship in the ocean feel a tsunami?
Not in the deep open ocean. Out there a tsunami will pass unnoticed under boats.
Why did the Japanese tsunami get so high?
The Tsunami (and most Tsunamis) are caused by earthquakes that take place deep under the seabed. The greater the severity of the earthquake, the larger, and more devastating, a Tsunami will be.
Can a tsunami effect a boat that is out to sea?
yes But only to the extent of any swell-wave. In deep water a tsunami's surface expression is a long-wavelength wave, so a boat will just rise and fall.
When was Deep End - Tsunami album - created?
Deep End - Tsunami album - was created in 1992-07.
What instrument is used to detect tsunami?
One instrument that used to detect Tsunami is a deep ocean tsunami detection buoys.
How does tsunami affect the deep ocean?
A tsunami is a coastal impact event. In the deep ocean it would hardly be noticeable - a small increase in general wave swell.
Why can it be difficult to recognize a tsunami in deep water?
What poo
What can the tsunami do to us?
the tsunami can take us really deep and long into the sea and there are really very less chances to escape and we"l die in tsunami
Can a large ship in the ocean feel a tsunami?
Not in the deep open ocean. Out there a tsunami will pass unnoticed under boats.
How deep was the 2004 tsunami when it hit land?
In places the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was more than 80 feet high.
Why did the Japanese tsunami get so high?
The Tsunami (and most Tsunamis) are caused by earthquakes that take place deep under the seabed. The greater the severity of the earthquake, the larger, and more devastating, a Tsunami will be.
Is it true that tsunami are triggered by earthquakes originating deep beneath the ocean floor?
True
How do people know a tsunami is comig?
the waters goes out really deep from the beach and run when you see that happening.
What countries were hit by the 1883 tsunami?
The 1883 tsunami was caused my the Krakatau Volcano eruption in Indonesia. The deep effect of the tsunami was in the Sunda strait killing more than 36000 people in Java and Sumatra. Around 165 coastal villages were washed away. The effect of the Tsunami was felt as far as New Zealand.
Does a whale like tsunami?
Most likely not. A whale in deep, open ocean water would probably not even notice a passing tsunami. In shallow water it would be a very stressful event.
