My sister in law doesn't believe me when I say they can be miniscule.
2006-10-16 18:02:05 · 6 answers · asked by tundra56 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
inches. "tsunami," from the japanese suggests a huge wave, but the English term has come to mean a quickly-propagating wave generated by an earthquake. A few times now, a huge wave was predicted to arrive at a place and it ended up a few inches tall!
2006-10-16 18:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by parthenophilast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tsunami (pronounced /tsÊËnÉËmi/ or /sÊËnÉËmi/) is a series of waves when a body of water, such as an ocean is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes, mass movements above or below water, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions, and large meteorite impacts all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating.
2006-10-16 18:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by Pam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally the height of Tsunami wave will vary from 300 mm height to 600 mm only. But the Sumatra Tsunami struck many parts of Asian country started at 2500 mm height and ended at Somalia with 120 mm height. The wave speed at the starting was 1500 k.m.per hour and ended at 500 k.m.per hour.You can visit my slide show at URL
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2006-10-17 02:09:34 · answer #3 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After the earthquake in hawaii there was a 4" tsunami
2006-10-16 18:09:40 · answer #4 · answered by zach z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The smallest recorded Tsunami was .13mm in a 2" puddle in Indonesia. 4 fleas lost their lives.
2006-10-17 08:53:02 · answer #5 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When out in the middle of the ocean they could be a couple centimeters or even less and travelling at amazing speeds(ie. near supersonic). They don't grow in size until shallow waters and they slow down as well.
2006-10-16 18:07:41 · answer #6 · answered by aorton27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋