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Molokai, Hawaii: East Molokai Volcano: Landslide: One-third of the East Molokai volcano collapsed into the Pacific Ocean, generating a tsunami with an estimated local height of 2,000 feet (610 m). The wave traveled as far as California and Mexico. [16] [17] [18] ≈9.91–9.29 ka: Dor, Israel: Unknown
The East Molokai has a width of 70 km (43 mi) and a length of 150 km (93 mi). It is overlapped by the West Molokai, Lanai and Haleakalā shield volcanoes. Its shield formation began two million years ago and ended 1.5 million years ago whereas its postshield eruptions occurred 1.5 to 1.3 million years ago.
Molokai, Hawaii: East Molokai Volcano: Landslide: One-third of the East Molokai volcano collapsed into the Pacific Ocean, generating a tsunami with an estimated local height of 2,000 feet (610 m). The wave traveled as far as California and Mexico. [17] [18] [19] ≈220,000–170,000 BCE Tenerife, Canary Islands: Mount Teide: Eruption and landslide
A volcano has erupted after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula, putting aircraft on alert.. The quake, which occurred at 7.10am local time (8.10pm on ...
An undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean has triggered tsunami warnings on the West Coast. Here's what to watch for and how to stay safe. Tsunami advisory issued for parts of the U.S. after ...
A tsunami that devastated the area around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, leaving at least 222 dead and hundreds more injured, struck fast and without warning on Saturday. While most tsunamis have ...
The northern half of the East Molokai Volcano on Molokai in Hawaii suffered a catastrophic collapse about 1.5 million years ago, generating a megatsunami, and now lies as a debris field scattered northward across the ocean bottom, [35] while what remains on the island are the highest sea cliffs in the world. [36]
A large earthquake shook Kyushu, Japan, just after 9 p.m. local time Monday night, triggering a tsunami advisory for Japan's southeast coast. The quake was centered just offshore of Kyushu, about ...