"I can come up with 10 Pacific ocean earthquake related tsunamis off the top of my head. "
I imagine that Krakatoa produced one of the largest.
Google search says:
"World's Biggest Tsunami
The largest recorded tsunami was a wave 1720 feet tall in Lituya Bay, Alaska"
http://geology.com/records/biggest-tsunami.shtml
Which due to a rock fall triggered by an earthquake
But it's seems like mostly a local affect.
Obviously there was the recent 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake:
"The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunami along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing more than 225,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were hardest hit."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
But I can't name 10 off the top of my head.
Are tsunamis classified by highest wave or is there some sort of average sized wave?
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