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Tsunami

A tsunami (/(t)suːˈnɑːmi, (t)sʊˈ-/ (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced ) is a series of waves in a water body caused…

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Hiragana
つなみ
Kanji
津波
Katakana
ツナミ
Romanization
tsunami
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TranscriptionsRomanizationtsunami

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Scales of intensity and magnitude

  • Sieberg August Heinrich Sieberg
  • Ambraseys Nicholas Ambraseys
  • ESI2007 Environmental Seismic Intensity scale
  • EMS European macroseismic scale

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Tsunami

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Edges183
Triples318
Avg. degree1.99
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Tsunami

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related to Sources · 56
Tsunami → America, Anatomy, BBC News, CD-ROM, Christine, December, Dr Mark Leonard, Dudley, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, EERI Publication, EERI Report, English, Environmental InformationTappin, Geoscience Australia, Geoscientist, Girl, Great Sumatra Earthquakes, Helen, Historical Tsunamis, Indian Ocean
related to Further reading · 39
Tsunami → Anjan Kundu, Basel, Beck, Beck Reihe Wissen, Birkhäuser, Boris Levin, Charles, Dordrecht, Dudley, Earthquakes, Edward Bryant, Entstehung, Environmental, German, Geschichte, Harvey Segur, Hawaii Press, Hawaiʻi Press, ISBN, Kristy
related to External links · 25
Tsunami → Atmospheric AdministrationCaribbean Tsunami Information, Centre, CTIC, Earthquake Research, English, Environmental InformationWorld's Tallest Tsunami, Historical Tsunami Events, Information, Intergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionWave That, International Tsunami Information Center, IOC Tsunami Glossary, Japan Meteorological AgencyNOAA Centre, National Centers, National Oceanic, Nova, Oceanographic Commission, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Recent, Relevant Data, Shook The World
see also · 19
Tsunami → Ancient Tsunami, BCRogue, Building, Canyon, Dealing, Disproportionately, Emergency, Ground ProjectIndex, Lake GenevaTsunami, Major, New ZealandList, New ZealandMinoan, Peninsula, Sedimentary, Standing, System, Tsunamis, Unexpectedly, Volcano
related to Meteorological · 17
Tsunami → Aegean Sea, Balearic Islands, English Channel, Essentially, Great Lakes, In, In Sicily, June, March, Menorca, Meteotsunamis, Nagasaki, Nagasaki Bay, Some, Storm, These, They
related to Tsunami heights · 15
Tsunami → Amplitude, Different, Flow Depth, High Water, Inundation Height, It, Low Water, Maximum, Refers, Run-up Height, Several, The, Tsunami Height, Water Level, Wave Height
related to Volcanic eruptions · 15
Tsunami → Anak Krakatoa, BC, Debate, Hunga Ha'apai, Hunga Tonga, In, Krakatoa, Minoan, Other, Others, Over, Santorini, The, This, Tsunamis
related to Human-made or triggered tsunamis · 14
Tsunami → As, Auckland Region, Canada, Halifax, Halifax Explosion, New Zealand, New Zealand's, Nova Scotia, Project Seal, Shakespear Regional Park, The, There, Whangaparāoa Peninsula, World War II
related to Warnings and predictions · 12
Tsunami → Andrew Kearney, Drawbacks, England, Her, In, Maikhao, People, Phuket, She, Surrey, Thailand, Tilly Smith
related to Possible animal reaction · 11
Tsunami → By, However, If, Indian Ocean, It, Lisbon, Rayleigh, Some, Sri Lanka, The, There

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tsunamis waves wave water earthquake ocean sea earthquakes large may warning landslides height caused metres tidal pacific isbn ft minutes

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TsunamiHiraganaつなみ1.00infobox
TsunamiKanji津波1.00infobox
TsunamiKatakanaツナミ1.00infobox
TsunamiRomanizationtsunami1.00infobox
TsunamiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRomanizationtsunami1.00infobox
Tsunamiis adisplacement of a substantial volume of water or perturbation of the sea0.90text
earthquakesinstance ofuse of the term tidal wave is discouraged by geologists and oceanographers.Seismic sea waveThe term seismic sea wave is also used to refer to the phenomenon because the waves mo…0.80text
earthquakesinstance ofSeismic sea waveThe term seismic sea wave is also used to refer to the phenomenon because the waves most often are generated by seismic activity0.80text
Tsunamihas causeThe0.60section
Tsunamihas causeThis0.60section
Tsunamihas causeHowever0.60section
Tsunamirelated to CharacteristicsTsunamis0.60section

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