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When tsunamis form in the open ocean they can reach speeds of 500 miles per hour, but they are very small: usually less than three feet high. When they hit shallow water as they approach a shoreline, they slow down, sometimes to less than 50 miles per hour, but build dramatically in weight because of how heavy the water is.
2nd Answereer says: In the deep open sea, tsunamis move at speeds approaching a jet aircraft (500 mph or more). As they approach the shore, they slow down. When a tsunami arrives at the shore, it usually does so as a rapidly rising tide moving at about 70 km/hour (45 mph).
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∙ 14y agoWell,sometimes tsunamis can go as fast as a jet.
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∙ 13y agoA tsunami wave can travel from anywhere to 33mph to 500mph.
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∙ 8y agoAbout 800 km/h through the ocean As it nears shore it slows to about 80 km/h
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∙ 11y agoIn the deep ocean, a tsunami can travel at more than 900 kilometers per hour
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∙ 14y agoAs fast as they want to.
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∙ 14y agotsunamis can travel 600 mi/hour
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∙ 11y ago6,000 mph :)
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∙ 12y ago600 mph
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I got these answers from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/You can copy this link and paste it into your search toolbar. Here is only a portion of the article to answer your question:The Speed of a Tsunami:A tsunami can travel at well over 970 kph (600 mph) in the open ocean - as fast as a jet flies. It can take only a few hours for a tsunami to travel across an entire ocean. A regular wave (generated by the wind) travels at up to about 90 km/hr.
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