Tsunami History
First tsunami was recorded in 1480 B.C. in eastern Mediterranean, when the Minoan civilization was waped out.
A large tsunami accompanied by the earthquake of Lisbon in 1755.
North and South American records have dated such events back to 1788 for Alaska and 1562 for Chile. Records of Hawaiin tsunami go back to 1821.
Tsunami hits the Mona Passage off Puerto Rico in 1918. grand banks of Canada in 1929.
Where the disaster is most common
Most of the tsunami, about 80%, occur in the Pacific Ocean , in the belt of fire, a geologically active area where tectonic movements make vulcanoes and eartquakes are common.In addition the type of failure that occurs between the Nazca and
South American, called
subduction, namely that a
plate is sliding under the
other, make more conducive
disaster seabed and therefore
To Tsunamis.
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