On Sunday, a 1,585 foot high megatsunami struck a portion of Alaska, leading to widespread devastation which greatly changed the landscape. Thankfully, no on... Unlike an ordinary tsunami, a megatsunami is characterized by extremely large wave heights , often hundreds of meters, and is typically caused by massive underwater displacements like large... Megatsunamis are giant waves caused by sudden displacements of material in bodies of water . They differ from common tsunamis, which are caused mainly by earthquakes and tectonic activity. The consequences of megatsunamis are devastating, with wave heights that can reach hundreds of meters. Scientists are warning that a 1,000-foot-tall “ mega tsunami ” could potentially wipe a large chunk of America off the map – if a strong enough earthquake hits a specific active fault line over...
