Possibility Or Odds Of Hawiian Mega Tsunami? ...

[CamoDeafie]

OK serious question here. Other than the Indonesia tsunami, have there been videotaped records of giant tsunami, like what is always shown in disaster movies and the like, being a single giant breaking wave? Because the Indonesia one, I think it looked more like a rapidly increasing tidal wave, coming in at a pace thats clearly too fast but is not like a single giant breaking wave that continues unbroken until it hit the shore itself; but rather the ones I see on videos, seem to break in the same zone, and the resulting wall of water most resembles the standard tide coming in, just on much much larger magnitude.

the Indonesia one hitting a jetty or seawall, that looks A LOT like the classical tsunami, but granted, the seawall there was a break point for it, as opposed to the shore itself. Still terrifying.

a 500+ ft one? even worst. Likely will wipe out the entire coastal area of Oregon, at least up to Pioneer Mountain Summit on HWY 20 West, a summit of only 377 feet? I know the Cline Hill is 770 feet and its further East of Pioneer summit.

 

[Brutus57]

Unfortunately I live in NorCal. We face getting Kentucky Fried every May through October. A full rip 9.0 would be a nice change of pace, as it were.

Brutus Out

 

[turbo_vanner]

OK serious question here. Other than the Indonesia tsunami, have there been videotaped records of giant tsunami, like what is always shown in disaster movies and the like, being a single giant breaking wave? Because the Indonesia one, I think it looked more like a rapidly increasing tidal wave, coming in at a pace thats clearly too fast but is not like a single giant breaking wave that continues unbroken until it hit the shore itself; but rather the ones I see on videos, seem to break in the same zone, and the resulting wall of water most resembles the standard tide coming in, just on much much larger magnitude.

the Indonesia one hitting a jetty or seawall, that looks A LOT like the classical tsunami, but granted, the seawall there was a break point for it, as opposed to the shore itself. Still terrifying.

a 500+ ft one? even worst. Likely will wipe out the entire coastal area of Oregon, at least up to Pioneer Mountain Summit on HWY 20 West, a summit of only 377 feet? I know the Cline Hill is 770 feet and its further East of Pioneer summit.

Downtown PDX is only 30 or 40 feet above sea level. Any tsunami, be it 20 ft or 500ft, will force its way up the Columbia, and down the Willamette if its big enough, flooding everything around it. Same with the Sound in Washington. There just wont be a violent crash like on the coast.

 

[solv3nt]

Umm, what exactly is it that supposedly would make the big island slough off and fall into the ocean?

Not gonna happen.

There's actually geological evidence that this has occurred previously. Remember, there are no fault lines on the Hawaiian islands, they are made from a hot spot and are entirely made of lava. The easy rift zone falling into the ocean would be cause by a large earthquake, and the shelf of the island could possibly fall off. It is very unlikely.

 

[11Charlie]

Yep whiskey and a front row seat to the cleansing of the PNW!! Hey Trump can't do it alone, to make America great again he will need some help.

 

[etrain16]

If I was that worried about it, I'd move to Iowa and wait to get killed by a tornado.

That said, for anyone that really wants to get worked up about mega-tsunami's, the story of the Scotch Cap lighthouse in Alaska, hit by a 130-foot wave in 1946, can be an interesting read:

The demise of Scotch Cap lighthouse | Geophysical Institute

 

[Rickenbacher39]

I'm just checking back in to see if we are all still here and alive.
Yup.............everything seems normal.
At least for in here.............
Carry on.

 

[mrblond]

Same kinda thing happened to mount Etna in Sicily about 8,000 years BC. pretty much cleansed the coastline of the Med.

 

[solv3nt]

Yep whiskey and a front row seat to the cleansing of the PNW!! Hey Trump can't do it alone, to make America great again he will need some help.

It's really not just the PNW, the destruction would include the West coast of South America, Alaska, Japan, easy Russia, and all of the Western Pacific islands.

 

[308]

OK serious question here. Other than the Indonesia tsunami, have there been videotaped records of giant tsunami, like what is always shown in disaster movies and the like, being a single giant breaking wave? Because the Indonesia one, I think it looked more like a rapidly increasing tidal wave, coming in at a pace thats clearly too fast but is not like a single giant breaking wave that continues unbroken until it hit the shore itself; but rather the ones I see on videos, seem to break in the same zone, and the resulting wall of water most resembles the standard tide coming in, just on much much larger magnitude.

the Indonesia one hitting a jetty or seawall, that looks A LOT like the classical tsunami, but granted, the seawall there was a break point for it, as opposed to the shore itself. Still terrifying.

a 500+ ft one? even worst. Likely will wipe out the entire coastal area of Oregon, at least up to Pioneer Mountain Summit on HWY 20 West, a summit of only 377 feet? I know the Cline Hill is 770 feet and its further East of Pioneer summit.

There are plenty of Japan tsunami videos out there

 

[OldTengu]

Id have to go out like ol pat swayze at the end of point break

Later boys

 

[Flymph]

I sure hope not, i'm going to be on one of the biggest flat spots of the PNW coast in a few hours...

 

[DuneHopper]

There is records that a huge Tsunami hit the Oregon Coast, according to geological records in the 1700's and was about 80 feet. Now thats looking at old records could have been bigger or smaller its not like they had Wikipedia back then LOL

 

[bolus]

I drive down to Puna every week and jump up and down and aim for California, no luck so far.

 

[Kid@Heart]

The thought of Southern California getting flushed makes me all tingly.

 

[DuneHopper]

I drive down to Puna every week and jump up and down and aim for California, no luck so far.

If we can get all the members here to do that at once we may succeed?

 

[bolus]

If we can get all the members here to do that at once we may succeed?

all two of us in Hawaii? I better start eating more SPAM

 

[P7M13]

A 500' tsunami hitting the Oregon coast?
How much lead time do I have? Guess I'd head to Timberline, but that might take a day or more, with traffic...
Otherwise, break out the Jack Daniels and a good stogie... Nothing left to do but say Bye...

Get out the mortars and 50 cal, and level the neighbor's house to get a better view of the incoming wave. Then smoke your Cuban and sip your Glenmorangie.

 

[solv3nt]

I drive down to Puna every week and jump up and down and aim for California, no luck so far.

You drive from Hawi to Puna once a week? Shooting at mm16 tomorrow morning 0700 if you're interested in joining btw.

 

[bolus]

You drive from Hawi to Puna once a week? Shooting at mm16 tomorrow morning 0700 if you're interested in joining btw.

I was joking about driving down to try and cause an earthquake each week, I have not been south of Hilo yet. Thanks for the offer though.