Tsunamis trevel about more then one miles
The 2011 Japan tsunami traveled inland up to 6 miles (10 kilometers) in some areas, causing widespread destruction and devastation along the coast.
A tsunami can travel at speeds of up to 50-60 miles per hour (80-100 kilometers per hour) on land, depending on the specific characteristics of the terrain it encounters.
The Boxing Day tsunami impacted hundreds of miles of coastline in over a dozen countries. People were taken to many different hospitals.
China has a total land area of approximately 3.7 million square miles.
There are various factors that determine how far inland a tsunami can go. Here is a list of factors involved: The terrain of the land and the height of the tsunami wave. If the land is mountainous the tsunami would probably not go very far; however, if it is lowland, it may wash inland for several kilometers.Another important factor in a tsunami is the volume of water displaced. It is not the height of a tsunami that gives it momentum over land, but the length.The angle at which the tsunami reaches land and the geographical shape of the coastline: A concave coastline will suffer more damage than a convex coastline that can deflect the water movement.Land forms slow them down considerably. The distance travelled inland is directly related to the change in elevation.Note, an earthquake's impact, in the form of tsunamis, can also travel halfway around the world in the ocean. For instance, the earthquake off the shore of Japan in 2011 created tsunamis reaching the United State's pacific coast line.The 2011 Tsunami in Japan Most scientists reported that the 33-foot tsunami wave made it 6 miles inland, with washed up shrapnel and water reaching 10 miles or more inland.
Mega-tsunamis - tsunamis that are extraordinarily huge - are said to be able to travel as far as 25 kilometers inland.More tsunami tidbits from our users:Landforms slow them down considerably. The distance traveled inland is directly related to the change in elevation.
The tsunami can flood as fast as a commercial jet plane.
The Australian coastline is nearly 20,000 km. (12,210 miles).
actualy they go about 300-400 miles per hour. yeah pretty fast!^ I know that the waves from the tsunami in Japan, were travelling across the ocean at speeds of 8000km.in deep open sea, they can go 500 mph or more
A tsunamis has a much longer wavelength compared to a normal wave. A tsunami few dozen feet high can easily be several miles long.
30 feet o my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
never go by the water after a tsunami.