[DOC] [TLE] Tsunami - Beachapedia [PAR] Aug 23, 2015 ... Large tsunamis have been known to rise over 100 feet, while tsunamis 10 ... tidal 
waves, generally are caused by earthquakes, less commonly by ... In less than a 
day, these tsunamis can travel from one side of the Pacific to the other. ... In the 
deep ocean, destructive tsunamis can be small--often only a few... [DOC] [TLE] 11 facts About Tsunamis | DoSomething.org | Volunteer for Social ... [PAR] A tsunami is a series of ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake, ... 
The first wave of a tsunami is usually not the strongest, successive waves get ... 
Tsunamis can travel at speeds of about 500 miles or 805 kilometers an hour, 
almost as fast as ... in 1946, the coast of Hilo Island was hit with 30 ft waves at 
500 mph. [DOC] [TLE] Tsunami FAQs From the International Tsunami Information Center [PAR] Often the term, seismic or tidal sea wave is used to describe the same ... When 
these plates move past each other, they cause large earthquakes, which tilt, 
offset, .... Although not as frequent, destructive tsunamis have been also been ... 
feet) , tsunami wave speed will average about 200 m/s or over 700 km/h (500 
mph). [DOC] [TLE] Tsunami - Wikipedia [PAR] A tsunami also known as a seismic sea wave, is a series of waves in a water 
body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an 
ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater 
explosions (including .... At the point where its shock has been the most violent 
the sea is driven back,... [DOC] [TLE] Faq - Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - National Weather Service [PAR] How are tsunami waves different from normal ocean waves? ... Typically, 
tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes, but landslides, volcanic ... km (
60-300 miles), and travel at speeds of 800-1000 km per hour (500-600 miles per 
hour). ... Only a few tsunamis have been generated in the Atlantic and Indian 
Oceans. [DOC] [TLE] Oregon Tsunami Information Clearinghouse - Oregon Dept. of ... [PAR] In the deep water of the open ocean, tsunami waves can travel at speeds up to 
800 km ... A tsunami can be triggered by earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean ... 
Wave heights of four of these distant tsunamis reached 1-5 m (3-16 ft), ... and 
tsunamis that have impacted the Oregon coast every 240 to 500 years, on 
average. [DOC] [TLE] OCEAN-WIDE AND LOCAL TSUNAMIS In the deep ocean, destructive [PAR] nearly 19,000 lives in Tohoku, Japan. ... a series of traveling ocean waves of 
extremely long length ... ([km], ~500 miles per hour), and a wave height of only ... 
the time between these crests, ranging from 10 minutes ... have been known to 
rise over 30 meters (100 ft). .... This tsunami was caused by a tsunami earthquake
. [DOC] [TLE] tsunami | water wave | Britannica.com [PAR] May 19, 2016 ... Japanese harbour wave catastrophic ocean wave, usually caused by a 
submarine earthquake, by an underwater or coastal landslide, or by the ... In 
deep water a tsunami can travel as fast as 800 km (500 miles) per hour. .... These 
events are thought to have been caused by comet or asteroid impacts. [DOC] [TLE] Understanding Tsunami A tsunami is a series of waves most ... [PAR] Earthquake Tsunamis: Most tsunamis, including almost all of those traveling 
across entire ocean basins with destructive force, are caused by submarine ... 
may travel as fast as 500 miles per hour or more in deep waters of an ocean 
basin. ... These waves have greater wavelengths having long 100 miles between 
crests. [DOC] [TLE] GG101 Tsumani - University of Hawaii [PAR] And tsunami have caused tremendous death and destruction even in historic 
times and ... by certain earthquakes which travel through the open ocean at high 
speeds, ... But there have been 2 really large earthquakes originating in Hawaii. 
... for a wave

Question: Triggered by earthquakes, these destructive sea waves have been known to travel at nearly 500 mph
Answer: tsunami