Is a tsunami a large wave?

Answer 1

Tsunamis don't have names <----- by someone i don't know

ok well right now i am someone else improving this question :) the earthquake was called 'the great east Japan earthquake' so i guess its called 'the great east japan tsunami. <----- by ME

Answer 2

That is technically true, but somewhat oversimplified. A tsunami is a wave, but it is not simply a larger version of ordinary ocean waves. A tsunami comes in as a surge of water and often continues to come in for several minutes. Additionally, a tsunami is not necessarily all that big when it hits, but tsunami just a few feet high can still cause substantial damage.

Answer 3

The biggest type of tsunami is called a megatsunami.These tsunamis exceed 100m in height.

Answer 4

An extremely large tsunami is called a mega tsunami.

Answer 5

That's a tsunami