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Megatsunami - Artist view

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Mondolithic Studios/Novapix

Reference

t-glb97-00003

Date

2011-05-09

Megatsunami is an informal term to describe a tsunami that has initial wave heights that are much larger than normal tsunamis. Unlike usual tsunamis – which originate from tectonic activity and the raising or lowering of the sea floor – known megatsunamis have originated from a large scale landslide, collision, or volcanic eruption event.