how would it be a tsunami if its only 6 inches?!?!?
2007-12-31 07:23:22 · 6 answers · asked by CatyKins 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
im positve it was a tsunami not a title wave and it wasnt out to sea but i still dont see how it was considered a tsunami
2008-01-01 05:46:36 · update #1
In the bathtub, when I was 7, I know I probably got a good 8 inch tsunami going on.
Mom was cheesed off.
2007-12-31 07:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There are even smaller ones.
2007-12-31 16:17:22 · answer #2 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tsunami is generally large, but it is commonly accepted that any wave caused by an Earthquake is a Tsunami.
More to the point what would have happened was, when the "tsunami" reached the nearest land the energy from the quake had dissapated.
2007-12-31 15:32:55 · answer #3 · answered by superfortress@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was probably a title wave hun, those are alot smaller the tsunami's.
2007-12-31 15:31:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which one was that? If it's only 6 inch than i guess i wouldn't call it a tsunami or i would call it a really small tsunami! =)
2007-12-31 15:29:50 · answer #5 · answered by dazzleme21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the open ocean a tsunami is usually about that height, just moving very fast. Once it approaches shore where the water is shallower, the height of the wave increases.
2007-12-31 15:28:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋