2011 tsunami height and travel times in the Pacific Ocean,computer model. The wave heights are colour-coded from shallow (yellow) to large (purple/black). Travel times (contours) show that the tsunami spread through the entire Pacific in around 20 hours,following the large offshore earthquake of 11 March 2011,near Japan. Most areas around the Pacific saw only moderate waves,but the worst-hit areas in Japan were inundated with surges 3 to 7 metres high,destroying coastal cities and killing many thousands. This model,which also shows subduction trenches and recording stations,was produced by NOAA's Center for Tsunami Research.<br>Restrictions: | |
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