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| This article lists notable historic tsunamis by date and place of the tsunami and/or earthquake. Due to seismic and volcanic activity at tectonic plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, but are a worldwide phenomenon. They are possible wherever large bodies of water are found, including inland lakes, where they can be caused by... Read enhanced Wikipedia article |
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Historic tsunamis
Due to seismic and volcanic activity at tectonic plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, but are a worldwide phenomenon. -
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Tsunami
In the case of the Grand Banks and Papua New Guinea tsunamis an earthquake caused sediments to become unstable and subsequently fail. ... Historic tsunami -
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Prehistoric tsunamis
Those events that have been identified through contemporary records are listed as historic tsunamis. -
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List of earthquakes
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List of natural disasters by death toll
The eruption is not listed here as it was pre-historic and outside the scope of this article. ... Tsunamis in the United Kingdom -
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Ansei Great Earthquakes
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Megatsunami
Normal tsunamis generated at sea have a small wave height offshore, and a very long wavelength (often hundreds of kilometers long). ... Historic tsunami -
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Teletsunami
Historic tsunami ... Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) -
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Meteotsunami
Tsunamis and meteotsunamis propagate in the water in the same way and have the same coastal dynamics. ... Historic tsunami -
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426 BC Maliakos Gulf tsunami
↑ Smid, T. C.: "'Tsunamis' in Greek Literature", Greece & Rome, 2nd Ser., Vol. 17, No. 1 (Apr., 1970), pp. 100-104 (103f.) ... Historic tsunami
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