Could a tsunami destroy hawaii. Thirty five foot waves bent parking meters to the ground and wiped away most buildings. A powerful earthquake in alaska sent towering waves up to 30 feet 9 meters tall crashing down on hawaii about 500 years ago leaving behind fragments of coral mollusk shells and coarse beach sand in a sinkhole located on the. Published in the.
No other cause of tsunamis could create one big enough to do much more than tsunamis usually do namely rush over the shore and swamp low lying land near the ocean. A somewhat unnerving study has suggested there is a small but significant chance that an earthquake and resulting tsunami could devastate hawaii in the next 50 years. Scientists have found evidence of a massive tsunami that devastated hawaii some five centuries ago prompting aloha state officials to greatly expand their tsunami.
Could a tsunami destroy hawaii. A study published by the university of hawaii at manoa looked into the probability of a magnitude 9 or greater quake in the aleutian islands around 2400 miles north of hawaii. A team of researchers has estimated there is a 9 chance of a mega tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake that could threaten hawaii within the next 50 years.
A powerful earthquake in alaska sent towering waves up to 30 feet 9 meters tall crashing down on hawaii about 500 years ago leaving behind fragments o. Chloe fox huffington post tue 10212014 509pm page 1. About 500 years ago a powerful alaska earthquake sent towering waves up to 30 feet 9 meters tall crashing down on kauai leaving behind fragments of coral mollusk shells and coarse beach sand in a sinkhole.
Could a tsunami destroy hawaii.