Top 10 Tallest Tsunami in the World
Tsunami, also known as a seismic sea wave or as a tidal wave, is a series of waves in a body of water caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices), landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.
1.Lituta Bay, Alaska(USA):
Year: 1958
Height : 524 Meter = 719 feet

2. Spirit Lake, Washington(USA):
Year: 1980
Height : 260 Meter = 853 Feet

3. Vajont Dam(Italy):
Year: 1963
Height : 250 Meter = 820 Feet

4.Mount Unzen, Kyushu(Japan):
Year: 1792
Height : 100 Meter = 328 Feet

5. Ishigaki& Miyakojima Island(Japan):
Year: 1771
Height : 79.9 Meter=262 Feet

6. Lisbon(Portugal):
Year: 1755
Height : 20.1 Meter=66 Feet

7. Messina(Italy):
Year: 1908
Height : 12.2 Meter=40 Feet

8. Hoei(Japan):
Year: 1707
Height : 9.8 Meter=32 Feet



9. Meiji-Sanriku(Japan):
Year: 1896
Height : 9.1 Meter=30 Feet

10. Haiti:
Year: 2010
Height : 3.1 Meter=10 Feet

Top 10 Tallest Tsunami:
1.Lituta Bay, Alaska(USA):
Year: 1958
Height : 524 Meter = 719 feet

2. Spirit Lake, Washington(USA):
Year: 1980
Height : 260 Meter = 853 Feet

3. Vajont Dam(Italy):
Year: 1963
Height : 250 Meter = 820 Feet

4.Mount Unzen, Kyushu(Japan):
Year: 1792
Height : 100 Meter = 328 Feet

5. Ishigaki& Miyakojima Island(Japan):
Year: 1771
Height : 79.9 Meter=262 Feet

6. Lisbon(Portugal):
Year: 1755
Height : 20.1 Meter=66 Feet

7. Messina(Italy):
Year: 1908
Height : 12.2 Meter=40 Feet

8. Hoei(Japan):
Year: 1707
Height : 9.8 Meter=32 Feet



9. Meiji-Sanriku(Japan):
Year: 1896
Height : 9.1 Meter=30 Feet

10. Haiti:
Year: 2010
Height : 3.1 Meter=10 Feet

Top 10 Tallest Tsunami in the World
Reviewed by Janardhan Raju
on
11:04 AM
Rating:
No comments: