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  2. Seiche - Wikipedia

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    A seiche (/ s e ɪ ʃ / SAYSH) is a ... The February 27, 2010 Chile earthquake produced a seiche on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, with a height of around 150 ...

  3. File:Earthquake at Devils Hole.webm - Wikipedia

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    Seiche created by a 7.1 M earthquake at Devils Hole on 5 July 2019. Items portrayed in this file depicts. copyright status. public domain. applies to jurisdiction ...

  4. Devils Hole - Wikipedia

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    On September 19, 2022, a seiche reaching 4 feet (1.2 metres) occurred at Devils Hole after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit western Mexico, about 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometres) away. Seiches were also observed in the cave after powerful earthquakes in 2012, 2018, 2019, [16] and 2024 [17].

  5. A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland ...

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    It was this seiche that created the seismic energy in the Earth’s crust, the scientists found. It is maybe the first time scientists have directly observed the impact of climate change “on the ...

  6. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake (also known as the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake) [4] occurred in the western United States on August 17 at 11:37 pm in southwestern Montana. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The earthquake measured 7.2 on the moment magnitude scale , [ 1 ] caused a huge landslide, resulted in over 28 fatalities and left $ 11 million (equivalent to ...

  7. Tsunamis in lakes - Wikipedia

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    In an enclosed basin such as a lake, tsunamis are referred to as the initial wave produced by coseismic displacement from an earthquake, and the seiche as the harmonic resonance within the lake. [1] In order for a tsunami to be generated certain criteria are required: Needs to occur just below the lake bottom.

  8. California earthquake updates: ‘Scary’ tremors rattled West ...

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    There have been >40 earthquakes of M6 or larger in the past century within 150 miles of the 12/5/2024 earthquake. Most recently, an M6.4 occurred in December 2022 and an M6.2 in December 2021 ...

  9. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    The earthquake with a moment magnitude of 8.1 and a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale, occurred in British India at 01:26 on 28 November 1945. It was the result of a fault near the Makran Trench. The resulting tsunami caused damage along the Makran coastal region affecting Pakistan, Iran, Oman and India.