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This was discussed in my geology course at UBC. The prof was adamant that this was not a "true" tsunami, that it was a product of specific geology/geometry rat
by sandworm 12y ago
This was discussed in my geology course at UBC. The prof was adamant that this was not a "true" tsunami, that it was a product of specific geology/geometry rather than a true sea-born wave triggered by geological-scale events. I guess he was correct in that this thing didn't have the total energy of a typical tsunami, but it was certainly enormous for those in the local area.
- davidw 12y agoThis is a similar event in terms of a landslide sloshing into a body of water. Smaller in scale, but far more lives were lost. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajont_Dam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajont_Dam