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haele

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1. Hawaii was hit with a devastating tsunami from a 2004 Chilean quake

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:41 PM

Jul 29

So distance doesn't really mean much, it's the wave seiching or as we called it in the bathtub "the slosh factors" and the lay of the land from the direct the wave originated from that determines how bad a tsunami will be.
The wave will be radiating from the Northwest when it hits. The big cities will probably be spared, but from what I remember, there's a lot of poorer rural and indigenous communities on that side of the island chain.

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will the Hawaii tsunami be a bust? one hope so but cannot be sure. no reports of damage from Japan/Russia [View all] msongs Jul 29 OP

Hawaii was hit with a devastating tsunami from a 2004 Chilean quake haele Jul 29 #1

Here is a live stream update link: AnotherDreamWeaver Jul 29 #2

Still over an hour away from Hawaii I think Johnny2X2X Jul 29 #3

Stay safe, msongs. sheshe2 Jul 30 #4

Russia has major damage. Fortunately, the area is not very populated. LeftInTX Jul 30 #5