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A tsunami is a series of large water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume within a body of water, often caused by earthquakes, or similar events. This may occur in lakes as well as oceans, presenting threats to both fishermen and shoreside inhabitants.
In 1964, a massive 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska resulted in a tsunami in Crescent City, California five hours later. The quake's epicenter was 1,600 miles from the town.
This is an alphabetically sorted list of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Cities and towns listed here reported at least US$ 100,000 in damage or at least one death.
A 2021 map shows the impact of a tsunami hitting the San Fransisco area - and the devastation it could cause. The map was thrust back into the spotlight Thursday when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake ...
2018 Maryland flood; A. Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962; August 2014 United States floods; B. January 1886 blizzard; Great Blizzard of 1888; February 2007 North American ...
Meteotsunamis are storm-generated wave events that can quickly flood Great Lakes shorelines. Roughly 100 occur each year. A tsunami-like event hit Lake Michigan this week, across from Racine.
The earthquake was the second of a sequence of five shocks that shook Calabria between 5 February and 28 March 1783. The citizens of Scilla spent the night after the first earthquake on the beach, where they were washed away by the tsunami, causing 1,500 deaths. The tsunami was caused by the collapse of Monte Paci into the sea, near the city.
Here are maps showing some of Northern California’s most populated areas within a tsunami hazard zone, as determined by the California Geological Survey. The yellow section indicates the tsunami ...