Tsunami 23
Tsunami 23 : A series of waves caused by a sudden displacement of water. Also known as: Seismic Sea Wave. Tsunamis may be caused by a sudden vertical uplift of the sea floor from an earthquake, locally triggered by underwater slumpage or underwater landslide, or both. Less frequently, a tsunami may be generated by a volcanic eruption, landslide, meteor or asteroid impact, or nuclear explosion. May be called "splash wave", Looked it up elsewhere in the source, if caused by a meteor or asteroid impact on a body of water. A tsunami may occur in a lake or ocean inlet. Tsunami is a Japanese word that literally means "harbor wave" as a tsunami is barely detectable in the deep ocean but enlarges in less deep water usually near a shore. The second wave may be higher than the first. A tsunami is distinct from a rogue wave. "Tidal wave" is not an appropriate name for this phenomena. Relates to Tsunami Inundation Mapping Efforts (TIME, Looked it up elsewhere in the source) and to mega-tsunami
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