History of the World Tsunami

History of the World Tsunami

This article is taken from the Space Magazine Special Edition The Deadliest Tsunami Wave 2005. And it says here only recorded until 1960.Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico (65 Million BC)Based on the relics and traces were found, about 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, there has been a large meteorite impact in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Trail left roughly along the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S.. therefore the meteorite likely may be an area WashingtonDC.While the legacy of which still can be seen is a few chunks of sandstone at the top of the hill in the area of ​​Arkansas. Located about 120 kilometers north-east of Little Rock.Santorini, Greece (1650-1600 BC)Note that Santorini is a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea, about 75 km south-east of Greece. Between 1650 and 1600 BC, the mountain here reportedly erupted danmemicu tsunami as high as 100-150 m. Hempasannya destroy the north coast of the island of Crete as far as 70 km, ternasuk Minoan fleet along the northern coast of the island of Crete.Lisbon, Portugal (1755)The quake triggered a tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean. Until such a great cause fires in various regions. The death toll reached 100,000 people or more than a third of Lisbon.This disaster untukpertama time to leave a note of the phenomena associated with many animals. They are thought to sense danger and scattered before the tsunami came.Krakatau, Indonesia (August 26, 1883)Krakatau was once a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait. On August 26, 1883 this island erupted and caused incredible disasters. The explosion estimated to be equivalent to 200 megatons of TNT that destroyed most of the island, and even disappeared from the surface of the sea. Tsunamis diperkiran intensity, with wave heights of over 40 meters. death toll from the eruption is about 36 thousand people, but who died of floor depth is unknown. Tsunamis spread to the mainland of Java and Sumatra, and even reached the Indian Ocean, the Pacific, North America, U.S. west coast, as well as the English Channel. There are manuscripts of this incident in the kompas.com loh ...Japan (1605-1993)Japan is the most frequent case of a tsunami, the following notes,Nankaido 1605 hit, killed 5,000 people1703 hit Awa, about 100 thousand people melelanin the same year also hit areas Tokaido-Kashima, killing 5233 people.1707 hit-Nankaido Tokaido area, killing 30 thousand people1771 hit Ryukyu region, killing 13,486 people1792 hit southwestern Kyushu, killing 15 thousand people1829 is not known which areas hit but killed 27 thousand peopleCrashing Sanriku 1896 approximately 20,000 people were killed in this incidentHit the 1933 Sanriku killed 3008 peopleSweeping Onagawa 1960, killing 122 people1993 Okushiri crashing, killing 202 people.Notes on the History of the World TsunamiAugust 27, 1883: Indonesian volcano Krakatoa erupted, and the tsunami that swept the coasts of Java and Sumatra, killing 36,000 people. Volcanic eruptions are really powerful so long nights sky glowing red lava due to dust.June 15, 1896: "Sanriku Tsunami" hit Japan. Tsunamis are giant altitude 23 meters swept the crowd that gathered in celebration of religion and swallow 26,000 casualties.December 17, 1896: Tsunami damage the embankment of Santa Barbara in California, USA, and caused flooding on the main highway.January 31, 1906: An earthquake in the Pacific Ocean destroyed part of the city of Tumaco in Colombia, including the entire house on the beach that lies between Micay Rioverde in Ecuador and Colombia; 1,500 people died.1 April 1946: The tsunami that destroyed the Scotch Cap lighthouse on the Aleutian Islands and her five guards, moving towards Hilo, Hawaii, killing 159 people.May 22 1960: altitude 11 meters Tsunami kills 1,000 people in Chile and 61 in Hawaii. Giant wave crossed to the Pacific coast and rocked the Philippines and the island of Okinawa in Japan.March 28, 1964: Tsunami "Good Friday" in Alaska eliminate the three villages of the map, with 107 people killed, and 15 people died in Oregon and California.August 16, 1976: A Pacific tsunami killed 5,000 people in the Moro Gulf, Philippines.July 17, 1998: The ocean waves caused by the earthquake that occurred in Papua New Guinea killed 2,313 people, destroyed 7 villages and caused thousands of people homeless.December 26, 2004: An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale and giant wave that hit six countries in Southeast Asia killed more than 156,000 people.


History of Tsunami in IndonesiaTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: An earthquake the Indian Ocean with the power of 6.8 on the Richter scale, Sunday (26/12) morning, including the earthquake in Aceh and North Sumatra, triggering a tsunami wave in some Asian countries.
Tsunami waves are expected at the most casualties. At least the victims died in Aceh and North Sumatra, as well as some other Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand has reached thousands of people.
Victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, until the news was revealed, remains uncertain. However, until 17:30 pm, the National Coordinating Board noted that there are about 148 dead. While the number of wounded and missing is not yet known.
The earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia does not only happen this time. Previously, a similar event has happened many times and caused fatalities is not small. The tsunami waves that caused the most deaths were reported during the incident volcanic eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. At that time, an estimated 36 thousand people died from the eruption building resulting in waves as high as 12 levels. The waves caused by the eruption of the volcano, located in the Sunda Strait was reached about 120 kilometers from the center of eruption.
After the eruption of Krakatoa, since at least during the period 1900-1996, there has been at least 17 major tsunami in Indonesia. Fifteen of them occurred in eastern Indonesia, which is known as an active and complex seismotectonic region. The tsunami caused by seismic activity contained in the active zones seismmotektonik as subduction zones, zone openings and fault zones are spread throughout much of the Indonesian archipelago.
Huge tsunami wave that also claimed that no less frequent in August 19, 1977 in the Sumba. In the event around 189 lives lost. Then, a similar event occurred in 12 Disember 1992 in Flores. This huge wave of 2100 resulted in lives lost. Seawater spill events yan hit Banyuwangi East Java region on June 3, 1994 killed up to 208 people were killed.
Five of the tsunami (Banda 1938, Sigli 1967, Bandanaira 1975, Sumba 1977, and Banyuwangi 1994) was due to the activity of the subduction zone located Sunda-Banda extends from the Andaman Islands to the Banda Sea.
Activity reverse fault zone which extends from north of Bali lies to Alor produced three Ende tsunami in 1908, Larantuka 1982, and Flores 1992. Tsunamis that occurred in Tinambung sub 1967, Central Sulawesi, 1968 Majene 1969, and 1984 due to the activity zone Mamujuopenings are located in the Makassar Strait.
Activity Palu-Koro fault zone and fault shoves through Palu, north to the southern island of Buru Biak has resulted in four tsunami that occurred in the Gulf Tomini 1938, Sana 1965 Maluku, Maluku Sanana, 1975 and Toli-Toli 1996.Meanwhile, the tsunami that occurred recently in Biak, estimated by the action of Sorong fault or plate subduction Carolina.The tsunami that occurred in Indonesia caused by earthquakes and strong shallow occurring in the seabed. These earthquakes have depths varying between 13 and 95 km, magnitude 5.9 to 7.5 magnitude, earthquake intensity between VII to IX MMI scale (Mo-dified Mercalli Intensity), and the type of earthquake is the dominant pensesaran reverse fault. The maximum tsunami wave height reaches shore ranged from four to 24 meters, with the tsunami magnitude between 1.5 and 4.5 in the scale Imamura. Meanwhile, the tsunami waves to reach the mainland ranges from 50 to 200 meters from the shoreline.