Smaller tsunami waves were observed on the coast or measured by ocean gauges in several other places.
A tsunami warning for the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu was cancelled after only very
small tsunami wave activity, just a couple of centimetres, had been measured at two reading stations near the epicentre, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Early results from NEPTUNE Canada include seismometer readings from the Chilean earthquake in February, and bottom - pressure sensor results that tracked
the small tsunami waves it generated.
Not exact matches
And although that region was one of Japan's best - prepared for
tsunamis, the high sea walls along much of the coast were built to stop
waves far
smaller than the 13 -15-metre-tall giants that battered the coastline, causing most of the damage and triggering a nuclear crisis.
«Underwater landslides tend to create shorter period
tsunami waves, and they tend to concentrate their energy in a
small stretch of coastline,» said Grilli.
So I guess it is something like if you see the seas recede, it doesn't mean the ocean is getting
smaller, it means a
tsunami or another big
wave is getting ready to hit the shores..
Physical processes affecting human health include rough seas that threaten both
small and large vessels; weather disturbances such as typhoons and hurricanes; rogue
waves; and surges from storms and
tsunamis.
So I guess it is something like if you see the seas recede, it doesn't mean the ocean is getting
smaller, it means a
tsunami or another big
wave is getting ready to hit the shores..
Anyone who is active in
tsunami hazards would had known that far
smaller earthquakes than the one that struck Japan generate
waves producing inland flooding of up to six meters height about once every two years, on average, somewhere in the world.
The Pacific and Caribbean
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are susceptible to many hydro - meteorological and other hazards, namely tropical storms and hurricanes, thunderstorms or lightning, coastal storm surges, floods, flash floods, coastal flooding, river flooding,
tsunamis, drought, strong winds, heat
waves, and dust or haze.