22-meter tsunami on the way?
01/24/2006 @ 12:00 pm
Reuters announced yesterday that a major earthquake hitting North-Eastern Japan could potentially trigger a 22-meter tsunami, killing approximately 3000 people and causing more than a trillion yen (8.6 billion USD) in damage. Considering how the 2004 tsunami wreaked havoc with a height of 10 meters, I would say this is a VERY conservative estimate.
To give you an idea, I made this very simple sketch keeping proportions accurate.
The man in the sketch would be about 170 cm tall (about 5′6”), next to a 7 story building.
Man, I live in Sendai, the capital of North-Eastern Japan, AND a harbor city. Should I consider moving?
Sylvain, cute drawing. From the tsunami info last year about Thailand, the tsunami is NOT a tall wave like you picture, but more of a tidal SURGE that is 22 meters above normal high tide level, but it comes in as a surge that demolishes everything, rather than a tall Hollywood movie tidal wave as depicted in old print drawings, too.
Still, you better move! Soon!
January 24th, 2006 at 1:43 pmConsidering how the 2004 tsunami wreaked havoc with a height that didn’t even reach one meter…
What?? Try 10 meters.
January 24th, 2006 at 2:15 pm>R. Numbskull
Sorry, my bad. Will ask JP to rectify the info. Thanks for bringing that to our attention.
January 24th, 2006 at 2:23 pm10 meters it is.
January 24th, 2006 at 2:55 pmDespite the cuteness of the diagram, surely this is no laughing matter. I wouldn’t move though.
January 24th, 2006 at 4:12 pmIt’ll probably turn out to be nothing….
Famous last words.
January 24th, 2006 at 4:29 pmGive the wave a cute name and happy face and it will be your japanese friend
January 24th, 2006 at 5:16 pmA one meter high tsunami would be funny
AHHH my trousers are going to get wet, scramble panic.
Although that 3000dead is the worst case estimate.
January 24th, 2006 at 9:31 pmThe question you have to ask yourself Sylvain is, do you feel lucky?
I’d move yet I would never live so close to an ocean. I am holding my breath for a 10 meter tsunami XD
January 25th, 2006 at 5:30 pm