Before revision: Japanese scientists, who had extensive records of tsunamis dating back to 684 AD, read the report, and told Atwater thatthey knew the date and even the precise time: January 26, 1700 at 9:00 p.m. Several hours after the earthquake, tsunami waves had crossed the ocean and wiped out a fishing village.
After revision: Japanese scientists, who had extensive records of tsunamis dating back to 684 AD, read the report, and told Atwater that they knew the date and even the precise time: January 26, 1700 at 9:00 p.m. Several hours after the earthquake, tsunami waves had crossed the ocean and wiped out a fishing village.