For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation) and Tidal wave.
A paleotsunami is a tsunami that occurs prior to written history where there are no documented observations.[1] Paleotsunamis are evidenced by modern technology and scientific research. One of the largest was a megatsunami resulting from the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.[2]
Studying paleotsunamis is an emerging science to identify and interpret paleotsunami deposits.[3] There are several recorded paleotsunami records, but though some are known only by historical mentions, such as tsunamis resulting from the 1700 Cascadia earthquake which is known only from oral traditions among the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.
^Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (2010). "Tsunami terms". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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^"Tsunami Hazards, Modeling, and the Sedimentary Record". USGS. September 7, 2021.
A paleotsunami is a tsunami that occurs prior to written history where there are no documented observations. Paleotsunamis are evidenced by modern technology...
in the North Pacific Ocean was hypothesized as the tsunami's source. Paleotsunami evidence from shoreline deposits and coral rocks in Hawaii suggest that...
with a total volume of 3,500 km3 (840 cu mi) of debris, which caused a paleotsunami in the North Atlantic Ocean. Storegga (Norwegian: Great Edge) is located...
The 479 BC Potidaea tsunami is the oldest record of a paleotsunami in human history. The tsunami is believed to have been triggered by a Ms 7.0 earthquake...
in the Aleutian Islands proved consistent with the descriptions and paleotsunami evidences. April 1, 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake: This magnitude...
2022. Butler, Rhett; Burney, David; Walsh, David (September 1, 2014). "Paleotsunami evidence on Kaua'i and numerical modeling of a great Aleutian tsunami"...
nearby islands and the coast of Crete with subsequent earthquakes and paleotsunamis. With a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of between 6 and 7, it resulted...
on 11 May. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.0–7.5 and triggered a paleotsunami that was recorded in Libya and Alexandria. The strongest shaking was...
by a tsunami-like event described in oral traditions. Evidence of a paleotsunami was also found in the Hawaiian Islands corresponding to a large tsunami...
settlements was struck by a tsunami-like event described in oral traditions. Paleotsunami evidence was also found in the Hawaiian Islands corresponding to a large...
only dating from the early to mid-1800s with Māori oral traditions and paleotsunami research prior to that time. Studies are also being carried out into...
earthquakes on the faults continuing north from the Alpine Fault. There is paleotsunami evidence of near-simultaneous ruptures of the Alpine Fault and Wellington...
the Potidaea tsunami to the divine wrath of Poseidon. The Malian Gulf paleotsunami was caused by one of a series of earthquakes in the summer of 426 BC...
relevant to seismically active regions, such as many parts of California. Paleotsunami Archaeoseismology Paleotempestology Seismite "Caltech Press Release,...
April 17, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2011. Anja M. Scheffers (2002). "Paleotsunami Evidences from Boulder Deposits on Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire" (PDF)...
and Modica were severely damaged, and the earthquake also triggered a paleotsunami. Overall, the earthquake is estimated to have caused the deaths of at...
2008 (2008-05-20) In 6,000 BC, 8,000 years before the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a paleotsunami whose waves reach taller than the Statue of Liberty allegedly was generated...
Mario; Urrutia, Roberto; De Batist, Marc (2022). Knight, Jasper (ed.). "Paleotsunami record of the past 4300 years in the complex coastal lake system of Lake...
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