Tsunami and Its History

Tsunami and its history

The term tsunami comes from the Japanese 津波, composed of the two kanji 津 (tsu) meaning “harbor” and 波 (nami), meaning “wave“. (For the plural, one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an s, or use an invariable plural as in the Japanese.[7]) thanks to Wikipedia.

We will see the history of Tsunami.

According to the sources, the first tsunami hit and earthquake at north California, Oregon, Washington, and Colombia in America on January 1700. The Richter size was 9.

In the year 1730 the tsunami hit Japan. Almost 3,000 people were died in this natural disaster. The size of the Richter was 8.7

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars and farm buildings on fire.

At least 22 people were killed, five in Fukushima prefecture north of the capital, Tokyo, where four million homes were without power, and one in eastern Tochigi prefecture, media said. A hotel collapsed in the city of Sendai and people were feared buried in the rubble. There were several strong aftershocks. In the capital Tokyo, buildings shook violently.

Sources: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/308836/89-quake-tsunami-hit-japan

The third tsunami hit at capital of Portugal (Lisbon) in the year 1755 in which there were 60 people died. The size of the Richter was 8.7

 At 1868, there were 25, 000 people died when tsunami hit in South America. The size of the Richter was 9

During 1906 (January), the Richter level of the tsunami was 8.8, which hit Equator and Colombia seashore. There were 500 people died.

 April 1, 1946, two large earthquakes shook the Scotch Cap Lighthouse on Unimak Island, Alaska. A resulting tsunami washed away the lighthouse. The Aleutian Islands earthquake also triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami that killed 165 people and caused over $26 million in damages. Tidal waves struck the Hawaiian Islands, resulting in more than 170 deaths. 91 people were killed in Hilo.