2006-07-22 15:42:27 · 4 answers · asked by Katie My Katie 3 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
It would depend on the size of the tsunami and the event which caused it.
If an underground earthquake shifted a tectonic plate violently enough, a tsunami could form, which could be hundreds, even thousands of feet high at its crest. While it would devastate the eastern seaboard, the water wouldn't remain, as it did in New Orleans, because the entire eastern seaboard is above sea level. The floodwaters would drain back into rivers and eventually into the ocean again. So while the damage would be extensive, it could be cleaned up and rebuilt relatively quickly.
2006-07-23 04:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because Tsunamis happen out west they originate in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It would be possible for one to take out some of the west coast but not all of it I don't think.
2006-07-22 22:47:10 · answer #2 · answered by tre_loc_dogg2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AN asteroid of large enough size would do the job. Funny how large water impacts pose more of an emediate threat.
2006-07-22 22:48:22 · answer #3 · answered by S.A.M. Gunner 7212 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it could but it would have to be a pretty big one. NY City would be in as much trouble as New Orleans was
2006-07-22 22:46:18 · answer #4 · answered by Jeep Driver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋