An Atlantic tsunami

Blair152

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I assure you there is nothing ASB about this thread. What I'm about to post,
is within the realm of possibility. There's a volcano in the Canary Islands, the name escapes me at the moment, that last erupted in 1946. It's unusual because it has high water content in the lava. Its west side is about to collapse and slide into the sea. If it does, there'll be a tsunami. What if there
was an Atlantic tsunami? Without an early warning system like there is in the
Pacific, what would the effects be?
 

Blair152

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Could a Lisbon quake result in a tsunami?
Most definitely. Look at what happened in Indonesia in 2006. Or more recently, look at what happened last year, in Samoa. The 2006 quake near
Banda Aceh, was caused by the Indian plate subducting the Pacific plate.
In 1917, there was a tsunami in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
 

Blair152

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Wasn't there some C18 disaster of that nature involving Portugal? I might be muddling LttW up with actual history, though.
There was an 18th century earthquake in Portugal. I don't know how many
people died but it could be easily looked up.
 
I have heard that possible tsunami in Atlantic could destroy cities of American Eastern Coast. I don't know how possible this is.
 
I have heard that possible tsunami in Atlantic could destroy cities of American Eastern Coast. I don't know how possible this is.

It's possible, though how possible is an open question. There's been a fair bit of debate on this subject: the probability of a tsunami being generated, and whether or not it would propagate across the open ocean.

Oh, Bard. The Halifax tsunami was a byproduct of the explosion of a ship carrying explosives. Not a terribly valid comparison, IMO.
 
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