The first recorded tsunami occurred in 479 BC in the Mediterranean Sea near the Greek island of Zakynthos. It was caused by an earthquake and resulted in significant damage and loss of life in nearby coastal areas.
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∙ 15y agoJapan is the nation with the most recorded tsunami in the world. The earliest recorded disaster being that of the A.D. 684 Kakuho Earthquake. The number of tsunami in Japan totals 195 over a 1,313 year period, averaging one event every 6.7 years, the highest rate of occurrence in the world. These waves have hit with such violent fury that entire towns have been destroyed.
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∙ 10y agoThe first tsunamis on earth would likely have ocurred as soon as there were substantial amounts of liquid water on the surface over 4 billion years ago. We have very little information on what Earth was like when the first oceans formed.
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∙ 15y agoTsunamis have been occurring for thousands of years, long before written records. It is unknown when or where the first tsunami occurred.
It may possibly occur, but the chances are very slim. These are called Megatsunamis. The tallest tsunami wave ever recorded was the Lituya Bay tsunami in Alaska, which measured 1,720 ft. tall.
The earliest recorded tsunami occurred in 479 BC in Greece. Herodotus, a Greek historian, documented this event which was triggered by an earthquake in the Aegean Sea.
No type of cloud is associated with tusnamis, as a tsunami is not a weather-related phenonomenon. A tsunami can occur during absolutely any type of weather.
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The first recorded tsunami occurred in 479 BC in the Mediterranean Sea, near the ancient city of Potidaea in Greece. This event was described by the Greek historian Herodotus.
It may possibly occur, but the chances are very slim. These are called Megatsunamis. The tallest tsunami wave ever recorded was the Lituya Bay tsunami in Alaska, which measured 1,720 ft. tall.
most tsunami occur at the sea.
The earliest recorded tsunami occurred in 479 BC in Greece. Herodotus, a Greek historian, documented this event which was triggered by an earthquake in the Aegean Sea.
An earthquake caused the Sumatra Tsunami.
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No type of cloud is associated with tusnamis, as a tsunami is not a weather-related phenonomenon. A tsunami can occur during absolutely any type of weather.
There is no way of knowing when the next tsunami will occur.
It is impossible to predict when a tsunami will occur until it actually starts.
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a tsunami has to occur an a ocean because their needs to be a large body of water in order for it to be a tsunami