Portal:Tsunamis
Portal:Tsunamis
A tsunami (/(t)suːˈnɑːmi, (t)sʊˈ-/ (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced [tsɯnami]) is a series of waves in a water body 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, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances) above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Unlike normal ocean waves, which are generated by wind, or tides, which are in turn generated by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun, a tsunami is generated by the displacement of water from a large event.
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- 3 April 2024 – 2024 Hualien earthquake
- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, including four by rockfalls, with more than 930 others injured. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
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- List of tsunamis
- Tsunami earthquake
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- Tsunamis in lakes
- Tsunami deposit
- Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis
- Tsunami Advisory Center of the Ministry of National Resources
- Tsunami bomb
- Meteotsunami
- NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
- Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
- Submarine earthquake
- UNMAI
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