Could a tsunami be so high that it could wash across the state of Florida from the east to west coast?
I saw a pretty scary show on Discover Channel that showed how landslides, usually from the sides of volcanoes near the sea, can cause HUGE tsunamis (much higher than underwater earthquakes). It said they can be hundreds of feet high (like one in Alaska). I’m just wondering if an Atlantic tsunami could wash over the state of Florida from east coast to west?
Tsunami is nothing but the travel of very high water column starting from sea shore. Depending upon the topography of the shore and height of the wave it can travel only maximum up to about 5 k/m only from the shore.We never hear ed the record of destroying entire state. If you are either away from sea shore or on a high rise building you will not be affected by Tsunami. Because there are several obstruction for the water column to travel in the land.
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