Scientists: Tsunami hit East Coast earlier in June

[AsahinaKimi]

Source: Newsobserver.com

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A storm that blew through earlier this month might have spurred a rare phenomenon for the East Coast: a tsunami.

The tsunami was observed June 13 at more than 30 tide gages along the East Coast, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. The highest peak amplitude was recorded in Newport, R.I, where it reached just under a foot above sea level. Gages in Kiptopeke, Va., and Atlantic City, N.J., recorded similar peaks, according to NOAA.

Brian Coen was spearfishing at Barnegat Inlet in Ocean County, N.J., around 3:30 p.m. on June 13, when he saw a strong outrush of water as the tide went out, according to a description provided by NOAA. He said it carried divers over submerged rocks that serve as a breakwater. The rocks, normally three to four feet deep, eventually were exposed, he said.

Then, according to NOAA, Coen saw an approximately 6-foot wave come in. It carried the divers back over the breakwater and also swept three people off rocks that are usually five to six feet above sea level. Two of them needed medical attention.



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[alfredo]

1. So you don't need an earthquake or huge subterranean slide to spark one.

[AsahinaKimi]

2. Guess not...

They think it was from a storm..

[LongTomH]

3. As global warming makes storms stronger, this will almost certainly happen more often!

[alfredo]

4. Then maybe they should have called it a storm surge.

[Auntie Bush]

5. I wonder why this was never reported till now?

[AsahinaKimi]

6. Good question ...

Had it been big enough, everyone on the East coast would have known about it. Maybe like those missed asteroids, they did not want to alarm the public?

[MicaelS]

7. Unless an asteroid or comet impacted in the Atlantic...

The last thing on my mind would a tsunami on the East Coast of the US.

[AsahinaKimi]

8. Have you ever seen that video called Mega Tsunami ?

There is an island among the Canary Islands that has been studied and recently discovered that in a few years, part of it could slide straight into the Atlantic. The slide would be so devastating as to cause a huge Tsunami which would head straight for the East coast of the United States. The reason the island would break apart, is that it is an old volcano, that has allowed rainfall and water to seep inside the vents, there by weakening the walls. There is already a major fracture showing on top of that island, that appears to be splitting apart, with one side leaning towards the Atlantic. They said its not a matter of if, but when it will slide, and if it does, it will push tons of water in an easterly direction towards the US East coast.

[MicaelS]

9. Never seen it.

Will d/l and watch it later.