While most tsunamis are less than 10 feet high upon reaching shore, the biggest ones tend to be much larger than tidal wives. The largest-ever tsunami wave was recorded in Alaska’s Lituya Bay in 1958 ...
Tsunamis are often referred to as "tidal waves" because when approaching land ... in some cases stronger than the initial impact. The biggest tsunami recorded was 1,720 feet tall on July 9th ...
Britain may be threatened by a monster wave that ... The mega-tsunami generated by part of a mountain twice the size of the Isle of Man falling into the sea would be the biggest ever recorded ...
Tsunami experts theorize that shock waves produced after a massive underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga on Jan. 15 caused the higher tidal levels seen along Japan's Pacific coastline.
A giant tidal wave even rushed into low-laying areas ... was equivalent to about 6 million pounds of TNT, making it the largest human-made explosion at the time. The record would hold for nearly ...