The word tsunami is of Japanese origin. The word "tsunami" is both singular and plural. It literally translates to "Harbor Wave". The name "Harbor Wave" is a bit misleading due to the fact that tsunami are not restricted to harbors and can affect any coastline structure. Many English-speaking people also call tsunami "Tidal Waves". The term "Tidal Wave" is likewise a misnomer because "Tidal Waves" are not caused by the tides and are unrelated to the tides, although tide level can alter the amount of runup (flood level caused by tsunami) on coastal areas.

The phenomenon known as a tsunami is a series of waves of extremely long wavelength and long period, generated in a body of water by an impulsive disturbance that displaces a large amount of aforementioned water. The displacement of water can be a result of many naturally occurring geological and meteorological ev

As one might expect, damage from the 1964 tsunami was greatest along the southeastern coast of Alaska. Many of the coastal communities along Prince William Sound and Kodiak Island were completely wiped out. In all, tsunami waves generated by the 1964 quake killed 119 people and caused approximately 300 to 400 million dollars in damage to Alaska alone.

Over the span of time, several catastrophic tsunami have made landfall. At least one notable tsunami occurs approximately each year worldwide. The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) database contains tsunami data dating back to 49 BC. Examination of the database shows the following statistics: SEP 20,1498 an earthquake in Nankaido, Japan caused a tsunami which killed 31,000 people; on FEB 3, 1605, an earthquake in Nankaido Japan caused a tsunami which killed 5000; on DEC 2, 1611, an earthquake in Sanriku, Japan caused a tsunami which killed 5000; on OCT 28, 1707, an earthquake in Tokaido-Nankaido, Japan caused a tsunami which killed 30,000; on OCT 29, 1746, an earthquake in Lima, Peru caused a tsunami which killed 4800; on MAY 22, 1782, an earthquake in the South China sea killed 40,000; on AUG 13, 1868, an earthquake in Northern Chile cause a tsunami which killed 25,674; on AUG 27, 1883, an earthquake in the South Java Sea caused a tsunami which killed 36,500. The!

Out of the three West Coast states, California was by far the hardest hit. Tsunami waves killed a total of 12 people, and caused an estimated 17 million dollars in damage. Of the 12 deaths, 10 occurred in Crescent City, which, due to bathymetry, was struck by a unusually large 21-foot wave. The tsunami flooded a large portion of the city, causing approximately 15 million dollars in damage. Further down the coast, wave heights at Humbolt Bay and Eureka reached 14 feet. The tsunami caused an estimated 1 million dollars in damage to San Francisco Bay, where it was only 3.7 feet high. Wave heights reached 10.1 feet at Half Moon Bay, 10 feet a Santa Cruz, 8.5 feet in Monterey, and 6.5 feet in San Diego. One person died in Los Angeles, when the 6-foot tsunami surge struck the Cerritos Channel.

death toll from the cases mentioned are staggering to say the least, and they are just a sample of what is contained on the NGDC database.

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