The Deadliest Tsunamis Of All Time | Mega Disaster | Earth Stories

Tsunamis are the oceans deadliest forces, bringing giant waves with immense and unstoppable power. No coastline on the planet is truly safe from these massive displacements of water, caused by two tectonic plates shifting under the ocean floor. In this episode of Mega Disaster, we travel the globe and learn about some of history’s worst tsunamis.
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[@cindytinney7263]

As a child my dad took all of us kids to see all the water drain out of the bay. We wanted to climb down and grab the fish just flopping around for supper. He told us to stay and watch. All of a sudden all the water returned but higher. I've never forgotten that. We were all told that if we ever saw that the water was going out run run run away. I don't remember where this happened or when. I just remember how scared we were. I'm 70 now I can see remember that.

[@ninaray4479]

@@cindytinney7263 Oh my so you were in a Tsunami??? I live by the ocean I guess watching these clips aren't good for the worring being up close and personal but it has remained educational!!! Ps... I'm glad you were safe... I can't even imigine being frightening by something so huge it impacts your senses forever probably... Gosh thanks for sharing... 🌿🌹🌿

[@ninaray4479]

@@cindytinney7263 Rereading this just made me realize you saw Sea Creatures when you experienced a Tsunamis!?! Wow!!! That was the whole reason for my comment in the first place!!! And still happy to know you are safe... That alone is a good thing!!! 🙃 🌿🌹🌿

[@cydkriletich6538]

My father was in the military as a young man and was briefly in Hawaii in 1946 when it was hit with a tsunami. He told me about four young, American military nurses who were there when the tsunami came. At first, they ran away from the water and were safe; but, not understanding the nature of tsunamis, as soon as the water rushed back out to sea and the once covered shoreline was eerily exposed, they didn’t know any better and couldn’t resist running back down to the beach to see what the floor of the ocean looked like at the shoreline. Sadly, all four died when the next wave came roaring back. One good thing about last couple of serious tsunamis this world has had (the Boxing Day one in Indonesia, and the Japan tsunami in 2011) is that what with the advent of the Internet, people around the world, many of whom had no idea what a tsunami is really like, learned about them and just how serious and deadly they are.

[@brendajoycewhite5747]

This was the one the elephants saved the riders, went up the mountain, and a small island of all the native people and animals all lived. Ran up the mountain.

[@rockhoundpcola]

No calls please. 😊

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

Paragraphs! Paragraphs!! Paragraphs!!! Use them!!

[@luke5442]

@@garlandremingtoniii1338My guy this was easy to read chill

[@Diana_L.]

People will find a way to forget. Or, after a while, they won't take the danger seriously anymore. Most tsunamis are only a meter high, and therefore relatively harmless. After a couple of these, a lot of people won't head for higher ground anymore when a tsunami alert is issued.

[@damenwalker5260]

My teacher died during the boxing day tsunami in the early 2000s, every time I watch something like this I think of her, fascinating but terrifying.

[@Pedro-k1i9s]

That’s awful. Was she on vacation or are you local?

[@damenwalker5260]

@@Pedro-k1i9s she was travelling with her husband over the Christmas break, she honestly was a wonderful lady who was very loved, my school paid for a beautiful memorial garden on their grounds.

[@alexisgordon2759]

very sad 😔 Water is as bad if not worse than fire. Iv been hearing about the Juan de fuca plate along North America Cascadia fault line, since I was a kid. That one is gonna be mammoth megathrust and it's way overdue

[@foobarmaximus3506]

So?

[@pollyhorlander7389]

Give the government time and they’ll figure out a way to blame and TAX us for earthquakes!

[@ThestuffthatSaralikes]

I’ll never forget: the first reports we heard in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami were the wave was ; feet tall. I remember saying “that’s not THAT bad tho, right” and my Dad sitting me (24, F) down and explaining and diagraming the way a tsunami “works” and explaining its not just *A* wave. It’s *MANY* waves… again and again and again bigger and bigger and bigger… Mother Nature, you scary.

[@agneteht]

I was sitting listening to the radio when they suddenly bring in breaking news of a tsunami "100 thousand people feared dead". And I just thought "the number must be wrong". Then as the evening went on the number got bigger and bigger and I just kept shuddering at so many people suddenly wiped out. What is scarier is that we were just a hair away from having spent that Christmas in Thailand. A minor bureaucratic change kept us at home.

[@Mazxxi]

Your dad was 24 female?

[@TheNomad2727]

It is said that before the Tsunami hit in Indonesia, as the water from the beaches drained outwards into the sea, many people and children ran out collecting shells etc, never to be seen again. Sad. I remember as a child my mother actually telling me that if the beach suddenly retreats out, to get to the highest ground possible as soon that water will come back but with much much more water fast

[@melissaharris3890]

i remember there was a group that lived there that had a legend of a sea monster that would soak up/drink the entire ocean, then spit it back out. Not a single one of them died from the Christmas day tsunami in 04

[@samanthaquinlan4126]

I don’t understand why this kind of life skills/ awareness of nature-survival skills is mandatory teaching at all schools.

[@luispinheirodosmontes7219]

​@samanthaquinlan4126 you mean "why it's not mandatory in schools" right?

[@Floydian4everr]

​@@melissaharris3890omg we read that story in 3rd grade they were brothers one had a ridiculously long name like a paragraph long. And his brother had to repeat it for it not to destroy the entire village, so weird. I'm 50 now but reading your comment I instantly went back and could see the art in the book in the Japanese wave style and I remember a well. If I remember correctly though, it's chinese called five chinese brothers

[@BloodNote]

The fact that the man and his son survived that 1700+ foot wave is nothing short of a miracle. No matter what your beliefs or lack there of are. There's no denying how amazing that is to have survived something like that. I would've died from just fright alone before the wave hit . 😭😭

[@casedistorted]

Yeah listening to some of the guys recording in 2011 in Japan it’s like listening to someone watch the world end in front of their eyes.

[@yvonnegrassi9219]

His wife and daughter survived also

[@barbarasturtevant8327]

Absolutely! 1700 ft wave?? I would have demolished by both

[@carlovincetti]

Actually, him deciding to run up the wave is what saved them. Think of a surfer who shoots up a wave on his board to make it over the top of a very big wave. He lands on level sea, not being wiped out by that wave. The same happened to them, only in boat

[@VERONICALIGONCRAVIN]

And I woulda been right there holdin your hand about to die too!!!!! What’s that saying, Frozen with fear? Yep - that woulda been me! Frozen - check! Fear - check! Deceased - it’s a wrap!

[@bigbadjohnthefirst]

Earth Stories: When I was young (mid 50's) we didn't have the WEB, Very few TV stations, BBC and a Very young ATV so absolutely no world news coverage unless it was picked up and broadcasted on BBC World Service (radio). We had never heard of the term "Tsunami" only Tidal Wave which I believe was not as bad. I don't know how I know but always believed that you had to turn into a Tidal Wave and try to ride out over it. Must have come from a rare film that was on the TV. Who knows? It's through videos like these that we are learning and understanding what Tsunami means/is. It wasn't till the Indonesian Tsunami that the World suddenly became more aware of this extreme phenomenon. My heart goes out to all who suffered through this. Keep up the good work you do covering this and all other topics that are so relevant to everyday life. Thank You.

[@joycebarker1488]

I agree, keep up the good work, educating others on relevant subjects!

[@ninaray4479]

@@joycebarker1488 Gotta agree with you!!! Thank God for the internet 🙃... It sure as I'm sitting here to say very educational for me at least... When I used to go to church a Preacher Man one said... His father and father before him couldn't understand what the Bible said that we'll see money thrown out in the streets and two men dead in the streets... All thanks to the Net we can understand it now... lol... 🙃🌿🌹🌿

[@anarrivingwingedhussar9692]

My aunt and uncle were on vacation in Indonesia when this happened. They were literally on the beach when suddenly the shoreline receded and started running. They both ended up getting caught in the wave but somehow managed to survive by holding onto trees. The fact that they are both alive today is an actual miracle.

[@javondavis5888]

Can't continue this video without giving the old woman in the beginning of the video a shoutout for being the only Survivors 💯 RIP to the ones she lost that day!!!

[@juliad6847]

You can tell, however many years later, how much she’s still traumatized by it.

[@hdrhdr782]

You meant at 4:50?

[@unfinishedsentenc7930]

Yes

[@javondavis5888]

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[@teahmacedru6682]

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[@Mememeep]

My family almost went to Phuket for Christmas vacation, but we cancelled last minute cause my dad was not feeling it.. when we watched the news about the tsunami we were speechless, as it could have been us... rip to all souls that were lost. Years later I went to Sri Lanka, I was at Hikkaduwa and the traces of the tsunami still can be seen.

[@ranjapi693]

maybe it was his intuition that saved you. .

[@24dwrb]

My father was 3 y/o at the time of the April fools day tsunami, he said my uncle took him out of his crib while he was sleeping and climbed through the 2nd story window because the waves were flooding the 1st floor of the house. My uncle jumped roof to roof with my dad to get to higher ground. Everyone made it out safely. But the 1960's tsunami that hit at night, my dad was in his teens and his close cousin didn't survive that one. so sad.

[@Strafuzz]

Your uncle is extremely brave.

[@BloodNote]

@@Strafuzz I mean you gotta be brave in order to survive something like that.

[@joycebarker1488]

My condolences, to your family!

[@NelaInTheSky]

Wow, your uncle not only was very brave but also pretty strong being able to carry your father then! Sometimes I try to imagine what I would do to save me and my two children (toddler and baby) i.e. if I got stuck in the water with our car. I wonder if I would be strong enough to put them and myself on the roof of the car. May I ask how old your uncle was then?

[@dmhq-administration]

🥺😭💔

[@mastermotherb]

What an amazing documentary. I hope this will always memorialize the victims of this tragedy and the people that put their lives in jeopardy to help others .

[@theonewhowokeup9987]

What's even more insane is that there are people who hear the tsunami warning clear as day, but still wanna run to the coast and see this monster wave bearing down on them!!!

[@berits.2346]

Natural selection. You cannot save people from themselves

[@Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour]

When their governers and related establishments ran the tsunami alarm every time even if there is a very small one that is not even gonna reach them, or cause any harm, for years after years, I think after a while it turned into the story of the liar shepperd crying wolf.

[@Nikolaigogol01]

Like WHAT 🤦‍♀️

[@cindywong9646]

Curiosity killed them. May they RIP.

[@joycebarker1488]

I would, also run the other way away from the tsunami, also!

[@aprilhewerdine7246]

My parents were in Bangkok, serving a humanitarian mission, and were supposed to be on Phuket Island when the tsunami hit. We didn’t know their plans changed until we received a call three days later from Bangkok from them. Thinking they had perished, this catastrophe strikes such powerful emotions in my own heart.

[@jeremyphillips7827]

This was a great documentary. Thanks for making these documentaries available on KZbin. I'm glad I found this channel.

[@climatedisasterdocumentaries]

Glad that you enjoyed!!

[@roooooin]

What Jeremy says!

[@ingridakerblom7577]

After the 2004 tsunami, many seats in schools in the nordic countries stood empty when the spring termin started. We lost our school nurse in the tsunami. Her daughter a pupil at the time survived, half the family disappeared. They were never found again. The survivors told how impossibly hard it was to leave thailand for home, when they were missing half of their family members..

[@simonbanks3058]

This was by far the best tsunami doco I have seen. And I am near obsessed with tsunamis. Thanks guys.

[@johnfromdownunder.4339]

I have been obsessed with tsunamis and earthquakes for over 35 years and I understand what you mean. If you are like me you had dreams of tsunamis since a kid, idk why it's ALLways frightened me.

[@simonbanks3058]

@@johnfromdownunder.4339 I know right. I think it is just the size and unstoppable nature of them. Some of the footage from the Japanese one was just incredible. And at times, had they not had the sea wall, imagine the size of the waves at the shoreline... Scary, some people just had no time or means to get away.

[@rulie]

@@johnfromdownunder.4339same! I’ve always had reoccurring tsunami dreams since i was a little girl and it’s been a morbid curiosity ever since.

[@drummergurl99]

Can I take a wild stab in the dark and ask if you’re Australian? I’ve never heard anyone besides Australians say doco and it not be followed by series or another word

[@drummergurl99]

@@ruliewtf… same O.o I’m glad I’m not the only one. Do you usually wake up when they “crash” on you? (Or start to crash)

[@Soundtracks92]

I can’t even imagine how horrifying it must have been to witness a 1,720 feet high wall of water coming towards you. That’s the stuff of nightmares

[@drummergurl99]

It actually is. I have dreams like that all the time. And sometimes there sharks in the waves ☠️☠️ those dreams HORRIFY me. I always wake up when the wave crashes on me. Except ONE time I kept dreaming and had to actually deal with it… that one was even worse

[@VIPER-xe4my]

Only 1 old man and his boy seen it to tell the tale. Wild to think about.

[@Batkermit13]

I used to watch this in my middle school, around when I was 9 to 11 years old, we had some sort of dvd player and there was this, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions and one about dinosaurs, the second I clicked on this, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia like a slap in the face.

[@72dee]

Wow I live in Florida and all my life people been saying Florida was going to break off. These developers are putting all the large heavy hotel on our beaches. But no one is looking at how close the water is to the shore where these building are. Less and less land between the water and the building

[@nifty1940]

I thought of that too when I was in Florida on business from Australia. It wouldn't surprise me to hear that Florida sank, or was overcome with ocean water.

[@iamgabriel5823]

I live in California. All my life I've been hearing that the state is going to fall into the ocean. Specifically, everything from the central valley westward. That would include Los Angeles and San Francisco -- not sure those cities would be missed much.

[@samanthaquinlan4126]

@@iamgabriel5823😂brutal, there’s a lot of good people everywhere just some places they are heavily outnumbered.

[@sonyaredd9691]

They know. They just don’t care. As long as there is some money to be made. They’ll keep building.

[@MarkGrijalva]

Are you aware that worldwide, sand is being harvested and mostly illegally and removed from the beaches and coastal areas

[@allisonhaun7394]

Marsu's story brought me to tears. I live in a place where blizzards are the biggest hazards. This was terrifying to me.

[@LordBloodraven]

My community on Maui hasn't had a serious tsunami in years, but I made sure the first home I purchased was well above sea level and away from the beach.

[@MaggieG121]

This is an incredible video and the information is very much appreciated. The power of water is phenomenal.

[@KathleenMcCune]

What a miracle from God when Gio s family were all alive then Gio rescued them ! Amazing miracle !

[@hazel555]

I appreciate the diagrams that give a clear understanding of the tsunami's wave motion.

[@JB-rt4mx]

Like a toilet 🚽🪠🪣

[@ssherrierable]

Go drop a rock in a puddle and you’ll understand a tsunami and water displacement

[@prondlee]

Me too! That wraparound one makes sense when I see the diagrams!

[@mandatedgames4174]

Yea just thank god the toilet water is getting sucked down and doesn’t tsunami out and kiss the brown eye.

[@virginiaparaventas6785]

R.I.P all of the tsunami victims

[@bernardaaggalot2126]

92

[@bernardaaggalot2126]

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[@babyrazor6887]

You can go to Belize, travel 3 miles inland through the jungle and there you'll find a chunk of coral the size of a 2 story building lifted from the coastline and deposited there.

[@foobarmaximus3506]

So?

[@y2000ad1]

@@foobarmaximus3506 That show the mighty power of the wave, you dimwit.

[@luv2travel2000]

@ babyrazor Incredible!

[@spikenomoon]

Maybe the Egyptians we’re gonna use for a pyramid. No doubt we know very little about the rock we live on.

[@donnakaywain3487]

I’ve been trying to think of what you meant and I figured it out ….a Tsunami moved it inland 😮😅

[@tymbar9002]

This entire video is tremendous yet heart breaking. I have fear, respect, and great love for nature. I think the ocean may be my greatest fear. That said the first week of Jan '23 I snorkled in the same water shown in this video. At 44:47 in the video I stayed right on that strip a block from the zoo. At night I sat on the edge of the barrier you see. I had zero visibilty but could hear the power of the ocean. I almost lost it when a small random wave hit. Being surrounded by water completely is insane and beautiful. All goes well I'm headed back before summer😊

[@susanh1447]

I got only 10 minutes into this video. I was born and raised in Seattle and while trying to watch it my chest got tight and tears welled up…like it was yesterday. I think the worst thing was seeing the aftermath of the previously gorgeous parks an rivers in the next few weeks. People who didn’t get out were found dead.

[@jamielw420]

Same

[@Dea8769]

It’s sad that a lot of people just stood on the beach and had no clue what it was.. heartbreaking

[@ssherrierable]

Some of them people lived. There is a story about a family of 4 that all survived with bad injuries but they were right on the beach/hotel

[@faithrada]

@Levvis Balhare Enough time goes by that people forget... Perhaps now, with better communicationand... they will come up with better ways to remember.

[@Justin.Martyr]

*I TRY to TELL the TRUTH, but* *The SOD O Mites, who Own U-666-Tube, Just BLOCK TRUTH!!!!*

[@marinazagrai1623]

What is devastating, is the authorities had a warning of what was coming (in plenty of time), but did nothing because the tourists were spending to keep the island’s only source of income. That was criminal.

[@marinazagrai1623]

@Levvis Balhare Authorities were informed ahead of time. This was tourist season and the govt didn’t want to lose that revenue. I remember hearing the death toll, starting with only a few and each day finding more victims till that reached 200K. Heads should have rolled, for this criminal neglect.

[@g.w.hampton5525]

My dad was there when the 1946 tsunami hit.. I remember him telling me how the water went rushing out and he knew what it was so went running for high ground. It's very interesting to see this and know my dad was there. I'm not sure where he was but he had been surfing. I have pictures of my dad, a total fox. standing on the beach holding up a very tall surfboard.. It must have been taken before the earthquake. My dad survived and so many people lost their lives. I can only offer prayers for the ones who lost their lives and their families

[@redstagg410]

Horrible

[@brahmburgers]

When the Boxer Day tsunami hit Thailand, I was in northern Thailand sitting at a table in the early morning: I felt the table shake - from hundreds of miles away. Also: I was told elephants near the beach, instinctively went uphill, minutes before the tsunami struck. They can hear very low sounds.

[@BirdBath1]

Ken Albertsen, look at bird bath

[@robertfandel9442]

Probably feel it though the feet.

[@BirdBath1]

@@robertfandel9442 look at bird bath

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@BirdBath1 I looked at the bird bath and saw robins, finches and crows.

[@Pedro-k1i9s]

@@BirdBath1 I prefer to check your moms bath

[@rosemiranda7300]

Fascinating video, great information! In 2004 I was in the water in a little boat coming from a visa run in Myanmar, arrived at the dock in Ranong, Thailand, went up the hill, two minutes later the first wave hit, swiping everybody on the dock. I was so lucky to have escaped unharmed!

[@em-loof-tonnac]

For those who are struck with curiosity when a tsunami warning has been issued. It is much wiser to watch the tsunami from the highest elevation possible. Not only will you have a view to see the tsunami, you will live to tell the story of its power and sometimes its unrelentless destruction. To all those that have perished from mother natures oceanic force, Rest Easy and Peacefully you are forever in our hearts.

[@Pyromattic777]

Do people purposely stay sea level ????

[@jaeboogie2786]

Yes, especially unknowing tourists.

[@jaeboogie2786]

Loof that was well said and yes they will always be in our hearts r.i.p.

[@trentcruise3084]

@@jaeboogie2786 🤣😂🤣😂

[@mardonicokakenya1620]

He survived though...

[@MoonlightForest]

I don’t know if it’s wrong but I watch documentaries like this after (or sometimes during) real-time related events. Just now we had a Tsunami warning issued after a 7.0 earthquake struck the northern California coast. The warning has since been lifted so no harm done but I’m here 🌊 And I repeat this process during other incidents such as for storms, aviation disasters even for missing people…. In reality for me it’s about connecting with real world events when witnessing them from afar. In a world full of disconnect, it’s the difference between seeing and knowing or watching and learning.

[@Babaoshan16]

The Japanese man that jumped in the water to save his daughter is a true hero.

[@cindywong9646]

Yeah, it's amazing how he & daughter survived that. His wife & son also survived by clinging onto debris too.

[@carlovincetti]

That Japanese man may have been compelled. The only thing that helped him was pure luck.

[@joannemadden7449]

I believe any parent would be more than happy to take the place of their child if it came to saving their lives. At least I know I would

[@kridadounsattapong1533]

T.s.e.c.n.m.m.g.p.h.d. Biohazard dead Ireland

[@rdallas81]

​@@kridadounsattapong1533I know, right!

[@lyndaanneshop]

It's easy to see how a mega tsunami could be recorded in our collective memory as a flood.

[@averilhamblin]

my friends and their children were caught in the 2004 tsunami - it happened quite early in the morning so they had no warning. they all survived but their marriage didn't and their children now young adults have found life difficult.

[@khawlaaa.h]

Can you elaborate please on how the marriage didnt survive? And why are the children finding life difficult? Is it the trauma?

[@aries6able]

@@khawlaaa.h husband went into therapy, had an affair with therapist, left the wife; the children nearly died at young ages; they are now settling into adulthood. why are you interested?

[@rosannadelorme1036]

@@khawlaaa.h almost a quarter million people died -- 227,899 lives lost -- family members (probably entire families), friends died and the trauma of seeing so much death and destruction not to mention the wave//water engulfing your town and maybe their own horrific experience in the water etc...that's a lot of pain that people experienced...so sad. RIP to those taken that day.

[@feralnightwing]

some of my family were on penang island (malaysia) during the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. my uncle was about to go buy some breakfast for the family from a restaurant near the shore but decided against it for some reason. saved his life. all of them felt the vibrations and heard about what had happened later on while eating breakfast. the sense of relief was immense.

[@ealtertyxnik6570]

The power of the tsunami cannot be measured and it's destruction is unimaginable. RIP for all souls lost in tsunamis. Thank you beyond thank you for such great presentation with photos and powerful valuable awesomeness information.

[@missp3100]

o hi iii

[@foobarmaximus3506]

It can easily be measured, and it has been done for many decades. Duh.

[@marilynmoore8009]

@@foobarmaximus3506 it's not necessary to be rude.

[@dylanalphonse405]

It's nice waves

[@alict59]

This was a fascinating video. I do appreciate all the scientists who work on trying to understand and predict tsunamis. It's a little ironic though that in the time between when this video was released and now, Mauna Loa HAS erupted and no landslide occurred. Maybe it didn't erupt hard enough.

[@rogervaldez-vi5hq]

Seeing a big dark wave as big as mountain moving at me ,would scare me more than anything ,quake,tornato,fire,nuke,asteriod,

[@ericschminke8233]

Excellent video! The April 1st, 1946 tsunami struck the southwest corner of Unimak Island around 2:20 AM. The Scotch Cap Lighthouse was obliterated by a wave that reached around 130 feet high, of which only the concrete base was left. All 5 crew were killed, of which only 1 was identified. The tsunami struck all along the Chilean coast and went all the way to Antarctica.

[@messydaisy9884]

The scientist that smiled in awe and said it will be quite a view, with the clear thoughts of the level of destruction and the lives it would cost is somewhat horrifying

[@sergioavelar9640]

There was more than one smiling specialist. Came to comments searching for your comment.

[@TwoBs]

Scientists understand the beautifully amazing creations that come from nature. Hence their profession. You can admire and awe it without the need for a guilt trip, you know… the two can be done separately for the same thing. I’m fairly positive they know and understand their dangers as well as the number of lives they take when they occur, just as it is with many natural disasters unfortunately. No doubt they feel heartache and hate the idea of anyone losing their life, but they’ve chosen to be a scientist studying this very thing for a reason. There is usually passion there. Doesn’t make them heartless, evil, or cold just because one “smiles” at the beauty nature creates despite its horrors it will cause. That’s a very juvenile way to frame things as if it has to be one or the other. You should be more upset that people still ignore the signs and dangers of tsunamis despite them happening for many centuries or how we foolishly continue to build along coastlines for profit and lifestyle ~aesthetics~ over lives despite tsunamis, hurricanes, etc., but nah .. some random scientists barely smiling being inappropriate is obviously the main takeaway from this documentary, I guess.

[@jampasurprenant1794]

Tsunami is the biggest nature disaster compared to the other disasters on earth. Thank you for sharing an excellent program of nature disasters .

[@NiteCourt]

If you ever find yourself facing an unexpected emergency, just remember that panic is your enemy. It causes people to doubt that bad things are really happening. The moment you lose the ability to think critically, is when you are most in danger. Keeping calm will keep your ability to think and adapt. Always have a plan, and focus on the steps you need to take to survive. It's no guarantee, but it is the best chance you will get. RIP to those who have gone too early!

[@RedSinter]

While in College, 2004, I wrote a paper on Mega Tsunamis. Lytua Bay was the one I based my paper on and it was the Finish researchers who when they heard about the potential for a Tsunami of unknown size beyond what had ever been imagined from the USGS. The USGS we're just beginning to wrap their heads around this. The Geologist in this film came back on his own and took soil and tree samples which at 1650 up the mountain side and found trees impregnated with salt along with sea shells. The Finish researchers with all the information also dove on the site and found the landslide debris which gave them their clues. They returned to Finland and created a scale model to determine exact wave height versus the volume of land required to produce the wave. What the writers of the film failed to cover is at this time when the research told the truth the USGS tasked the Landsat Satellite on its coverage to look for specific sites similar to the cliff at the end of Lytua Bay. The satellite found 7 such sites around the planet. There are roughly one site facing all coasts. The Australian Aboriginals Creation Story is the World was created by a massive wave. Their Glyphic history speaks of such a wave and Australian Geologist found on the coastal regions of the tribesmen boulders the size of houses as far inland as 20 miles that had no geology in relation to their location. But they did find like geology and undersea boulders some 15-25 Mike's off shore. They also found other evidence that came from off shore that did not belong where it was found onshore. One of the other major landmass area's that was discovered was in the Cannery Islands which is a semi active volcanic chain. The local volcanologist provided researchers with detailed landmass recordings he had taken. One recording showed a section of steep Island face approximately 3-5 miles thick and 15-20 miles wide separating or shearing with time. It has been found that these events as he said are related to sea level rise and high CO2. In this particular case it's also about rain as the rain is helping the land shear. If the section voarts from the island and it's even 1/4 the mass the Tsunami will cross the Atlantic to the Eastern US in 1/2 hr to 45 minutes. It will hit Florida first as it traverses up the Eastern Sea Board. It may be as high as the Empire State Building. It's height will depend on sea floor in and around where it strikes that will determine it's true height. It is projected to to wipe out Florida, then scrub Georgia, Louisiana. And South Carolina and on to Nova Scotia. It's projected to wash inland up to 30 Mike's in some cases. There will be little if any evacuation in any timely manor unless you are above say SC. Though even then it is questionable.

[@marilynmoore8009]

wow! thank you for this info. very impressive. scary.

[@BloodNote]

Thank you for scaring me. 😭😭

[@rulie]

Do you surmise this would occur during our lifespan?

[@brandon8900]

Pretty accurate, althought it would take around 8 hours to reach the eastern seaboard, not 30 minutes. It's La Palma you're referring to in the Canary Islands.

[@tonigarden4544]

Have always wondered why these scientists get these huge grins when speaking about huge disasters, it's creepy.

[@angelabarnes1675]

It's difficult to explain... Just like the guy that knew Mt saint Helens was gonna blow and was killed by the explosion. I think it's dedicating your life being fascinated by nature and the unknown. Also, a lot of ppl that are very smart like this, they lack socialization skills. I find it fascinating cuz I'm captivated by human behavior, trying to understand it myself.

[@youknowlesthisman1928]

When you see how it wiped clean the city at 26:57 it shows why we don’t find ancient civilizations. If Atlantis was right there and was scraped clean and thousands of years passed you would never be able to tell that a city was there with 1000s of people. People think swallowed by the sea like it sank but this is what being swallowed by the sea really means !!

[@bryceisnice6]

You guys got yourself another subscriber. Phenomenal content

[@sidstovell2177]

I live in an earthquake area, but at 5000' and hundreds of miles inland from the Pacific. So sorry for all the victims of tsunamis.

[@carlovincetti]

I live in Hawaii and have had dreams more than once of a huge wall of water coming over the island. Thousands of feet tall. Something a meteor hitting the ocean would do. If that were to actually happen, the end would be so fast, there is no concern I have at this point. The biggest threat to Hawaii at the present is a tsunami from Washington state.

[@Rome_Value]

I LIVE IN JAMAICA AND I THINK THIS IS POSSIBLE. I've felt it and others i know have dreamed it

[@summerhoneysoda8170]

Among many destructions in 2004 tsunami in Banda Aceh, there was 1 particular village where the villagers were all saved because of the century old folklore that they have about Smong, the catastrophic giant waves. It said: "Hear this story. One day in the past, our village sinks. Starting with an earthquake. Then followed by rising waves, higher than a tree. Watch the sea after the earthquake. When the water recedes, Smong follows. When suddenly buffalo fled from the shores, don't take fish from the beach. Don't wait a second; just run for your life to the higher place." After further research it was revealed that this folklore was made by the tsunami survivors from this village around 1907, because at that time this village was one of the villages worst hit by the tsunami, many died. And in 2004 the village sank again, but the villagers were saved.

[@vincentbradshaw9980]

My heart nearly died when I heard that poor man's daughter call out for him. I was more than overjoyed that he saved her...V

[@MrsFearEstate]

Me too 😩 so happy he got her

[@cindywong9646]

His wife & son also survived by clinging to debris.

[@davidcasishere]

Masu, I absolutely love your sunglasses!!!! You wear them well.....I'm sorry for your friends and loved ones but I'm also very happy that you are still with us!!! God Bless Your Heart!!!!

[@jasonfisher4429]

Excellent documentary! Off-the-charts production value. Use amazing graphics to clearly explain complex physics and geography, awesome! Some gripping interviews, too.

[@never2bknown904]

Climate change doesn't actually cause a tsunami, the plates don't readily respond to atmospheric temps.

[@BenBen-yx6ug]

When the perma frost as melted and methaine as become a gas again , due to temreture rising it's then we see massive sinkholes forming , Also the weight of water add's up if a area as had a large flood and is on a plate boundry or crayton edge it could lead to a earthquake accouring due to the ground already having fractures in it Artic circle see's land rise in summer without any earthquakes yet sinks in winter due to weight of snow & ice once melted the land rises . South cost uk rises when the tide is in drops when the tide is out like a seesaw effect the weight one end rises the other Tempreture does effect the ground very much so , climate change is also very real however the climate change isn't man made nor will it create more tsunamis

[@jeanneeber]

Sooo, you're the expert? That's opinion-not fact! Rising sea waters will certainly cause larger & more destructive tsunamis worsening their impact in damage to property & loss of life! Guess you missed the risk of landslides & ocean warming @ 48:00 that's causing THE LARGEST tsunamis in history?

[@redelfshotthefood8213]

Add energy into a system. Unpredictable results as harmonics appear.

[@gleefulme9617]

@@BenBen-yx6ug Thank you for adding the last sentence. We need to keep pollution at a minimum because of other creatures & for our own good. Nobody thrives in polluted air & water. However, man has no control over the weather or the climate.

[@Yungmills]

@@BenBen-yx6ug earthquakes dont occur in the Arctic

[@hs0zcw]

I was in a hotel on a high rocky hill in Port Blair on the Andaman Island, about 19 years ago tomorrow morning. I was awake but shaken out of bed by the earthquake. Following old advice I took shelter in the doorway to the bathroom. A few items fell down but the hotel which was built with flying buttress design only had a few cracks in the walls. I got out of the hotel as soon as I could get dressed and had a pleasant cup of tea in the yard as serving people enterprisingly ran in and out to serve the guests. I told everyone who would listen that a large ocean based earthquake usually lead to a tsunami but the water's all shore from the high mountain cliffs where we were located simply turned brown and did seem to surge up and down a little bit. The town itself on the other side of the island was not hurt much but he other islands and the mainland suffered considerable damage because the force came from the other direction. The whole ocean rim had impossibly large damage. I escaped totally unhurt and was able to relay a few radio messages out by shortwave ham radio. One important fact to learn for anyone is if you're in the middle of a huge emergency you usually have no idea what is going on or how to help.

[@HurricaneJD]

I do not think I am capable of comprehending how big the waves would be if a huge asteroid hit the ocean.... that would be insane

[@drats1279]

Try thinking past the end of your nose, it will come to you.

[@thebestever42]

500m tall

[@Pedro-k1i9s]

Easily a mile or more high

[@manoahvanderwolf3259]

it won't and it can't. you've got the other planets in the solar system and outside to thank for that. no matter how dramatic tv wants to make things, massive gravity and the positioning of planets especially like jupiter make it impossible for 'huge' meteors or asteroids to end up in Earth's actual literal path.

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@manoahvanderwolf3259 ONLY if they come in from the plane of the ecliptic. Those ''Not of our solar system" can come in from any angle. It's also quite possible Jupitor and/or Saturn could alter a close passing asteroid towards the inner solar system, then it becomes "The luck of the draw."

[@littlepumpkin42]

Love these videos! If I was ever a sub in a science class I would play one of these.

[@timelwell7002]

Very informative video - thanks. But no mention of the Cumbre Vieja (a mountain in the island of La Palma, Canary islands)? When that landslide occurs, it will decimate cities all around the Atlantic coasts, from New York to Rio, and from Dublin (Ireland) and Bristol (UK) to Dakar (Senegal) and Lisboa (Portugal).

[@psychoamerican]

I thought that was going to be the mega tsunami so I was very surprised at the ending.

[@sm1lerno1]

😮

[@PafMedic]

Ive Had Those Same Useless Feelings During and After The 7.0 Earthquake In 89 In The SF Bay Area,I Lived In Alameda At The Time,All 20 Y/0 Of Me,That Had Never Experienced Anything Like That..I Dont Want To See A Mean Wall Of Water Either..Im Good..Simply Amazing.God Bless and Clear Skies❤️🙏🏻🔭✨🌏

[@ninaray4479]

I watch stuff like this a whole lot... I end up wonder why you don't see Sea Creatures carried in land... Do you know??? 🌿🌹🌿

[@barbaravaltere2432]

That is very interesting question, I also would like to know more about this.

[@53mandevilla]

Actually, I have seen a Japanese tsunami video of strange creatures washed in & climbing building walls…search it here on KZbin 😮😮😮

[@KC80009]

They say animals sea and land know when a tsunami coming and they disappear before the wave comes.

[@kristycampbell-johnson2860]

We are not allowed in certain areas of the waters

[@Devon-t6e]

Stfu we don't care

[@joycebarker1488]

Amazing video, thank you for all the Information! Tsunamis, are so powerful! People are so unaware of the power of nature and Tsunamis, as well!.

[@dennisspackman7147]

I was staying on Surin Beach during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The night before i bar hopped along the beach front with several people I had met. We were staying at accommodation farther upslope and were above the level that the waves made it to. Estimates were that waves reaching this area were about 6 meters in height. The earthquake woke us up. Walking down the road we found that the roadway was wet and could see a lot of damaged buildings and vehicles down at the shoreline. There were a succession of waves as there were 3-4 more less wave surges that we observed. Almost everything along the shoreline was completely destroyed. Travelling around the region over the next few months I kept meeting people that had near miss survival stories concerning the tsunami. Several years later plenty of evidence in coastal Sri Lanka and East Coast of India still present

[@grahamstrouse1165]

Glad you were one of the lucky ones, mate.

[@daleslover2771]

I was reading the book by Prof Barbra Tuffy 1000 and 1 Question and Answers about nature..1st Edition there was a incredable story about a dozer operator cutting a road where he was trying to dislodge a huge rock. As he tried over and over the more he push dirt away from it the bigger it got... The supervisor was called into it to check it out then he called the US Geological survey Dept to look at it... They estimated that it weight was over 50 tons. It was complete circular as a bolder could get such as a pebble in the Ocean... The thing about it was the ocean was 11 miles away. And at a elevation of 1000' above a large metropolitan city that which was below there now. Which leads to the Swedish Oceanography Dept that warned the world to move all the cities off the coastal area around the world inward by 10 miles, being that mountain range on the Canary mountains will slip off in to the Ocean and create the largest tsunami wave that will take out 25% of the world population that's lives near the Oceans.

[@genomccoy5885]

We've also had dozens of mega-tsunamis and atleast 1 super mega-tsunami! About 66 million years ago, a super mega-tsunami wiped out all the dinosaurs as it's height rushed up to 2.5 miles over the coast in the Yukitan peninsula.

[@marthalrodriguez.2209]

Oh my goodness great video. Wow. Mother Nature. Sure has a Huge bite wow.

[@lestatsgames7426]

The southeast US isn’t at a huge tsunami risk, but there is still a risk. Growing up in the 1960s, we all knew that if the Atlantic retreated all a sudden, we needed to get as far away as possible because of the tsunami threat. Im not sure who taught us about tsunamis, but it was common knowledge.

[@LoveratLoves]

I have consistently had a dream about a massive tsunami since I was a child - at least twice a year - absolutely terrifying!

[@BloodNote]

I don't know what your beliefs are. But maybe you're dreaming of your past life.

[@53mandevilla]

I agree w the last reply…you could be remembering a past life for real!😢😢😢

[@Tracey_Lee]

It would be a memory

[@anthonyjones3698]

Same here! and our son (he’s 40 now)! I wonder if a past event is chemically coded into us, or something like that…

[@Kristenoyinbo]

I have had the same dreams I believe In past lives wholeheartedly our soul don't forget everything

[@bethking7348]

I would be far more concerned about volcanoes in the Cascadia range than those in Hawaii hot spots. The eruptions are very different.

[@karencarbone2603]

Excellent video! Thank you for preparing this extensive look at tsunamis and their devastating 😢 results!

[@jpmtlhead39]

The several footages that ive seen from the 2011 Japan tsunami,are the Scariest thing i Ever seen in my life. Seing that,now i understand how some people who lived that nightmare,thought it was the end of the World. Truely do. Its just to disturbing and Powerfull,to even gasp what those people who survived thought abaut it. A real Horrible Nightmare.

[@FloozieOne]

There is a site called 2011 Japan Tsunami Archives that has several hundred videos of the tsunami from many different areas. Some of them are truly astounding and many of them are terrifying but if you are interested in that tsunami that's the place to go.

[@wtafwasthat]

I can't imagine what it was like on that night in Lituya Bay. Those pics are incredible, that devastation is surreal. I imagine a wave of that size on that fateful day 65 million years ago when a 10km asteroid ended the Dinosaurs.

[@antonbrakhage490]

Yup, the asteroid impact hit in the ocean and would have made something like that on an intercontinental scale, among many other effects. A major asteroid impact is almost all other major disasters rolled into one. Earthquakes, powerful winds, tsunamis, fire storms, prolonged climate change and famine.

[@Im2Tired4You]

I came here after the earth quake in Japan, right after the New years. I pray that those who were/will get caught in it will make it out okay.

[@swilkobarfingtoniii1642]

I have a winter place on Andaman Island and I asked the people there how they managed to survive the Boxing Day tsunami. They said, "For thousands of years we've known that when the ocean runs away from the beach, it's time to head for the hills."

[@feiryfella]

Earthquakes also create undersea landslides which adds to the problem, Japan gets a LOT of them, which made the 2011 Tohuku tsunami so much worse.

[@lucasbeeler362]

Lllo Ya o

[@lucasbeeler362]

K Ya okllk

[@peteralexanderlondon8290]

That was not a landslide That was a movement up of the seafloor cuased by subduction

[@feiryfella]

@@peteralexanderlondon8290 Yes, it was, it was a megathrust earthquake. It DID however cause undersea landslides. Check out a few of the maps taken at the time, and historically, which is why these events are so dangerous! An earthquake is bad enough right?

[@Justin.Martyr]

*U-666-Tube SKuum just BLOCKED My RePLy!!!!* *This is WHY I wiLL VOTE OnLy RePubLiCans on Every BaLLot for Rest of My LIFE!!!!*

[@elanalottner7542]

Wow! this is amazing! I'm starting a masters in marine geo-science, with a focus on geo-archeology and tsunami research in the Mediterranean. Thank you for the information and inspiration to put in the work.

[@neltronz]

Another Tsnumani should be mentioned is the St.Helens eruption that caused a landslide to go into Spirit Lake. It caused a MASSIVE tidal wave just like the Lituya Bay incident.

[@rulie]

Wow. That definitely should have been mentioned; 250m! Scary.

[@sarahcampbell7870]

how scary for people who live in there ares~changed my mind about wanting to live in Paradice

[@pathmaoilmill7549]

Most dangerous natural disaster

[@thal-serfera369]

"sounded like a train" is the equivalent of "Taste's like chicken"

[@tqwrtqwrtqwrgfsa6925]

Swimming in water between waves is damn near impossible, and i relate to the man Jiro who said he was usually a great swimmer, but couldn't move at all in between the waves. Truly, we are powerless when stuck between the waves. I was 12 and swimming in lake Michigan, i wasnt even far out, maybe ~30, give or take 10, feet out from the shore but it was windy. I got pulled out by one then got stuck between two waves, one in front and one behind, and man, it was a scary experience to be in. You try to swim forward and what normally works and gets you to safety doesn't, and the water that you're trying to escape pulls you back in farther. Thankfully I knew what to do and worked with the waves motion or I probably would've got swept out, but the tiny bit of progress you make each time the waves pass you is disheartening and makes you question what the hell you were even thinking getting in the water in the first place. I could never even imagine the waves after a tsunami and how strong they are, but even waves that seem safe will put you in your place with the quickness.

[@MrsFearEstate]

So, what do you do to get out of that situation 😮

[@tqwrtqwrtqwrgfsa6925]

@@MrsFearEstate You have to move with the water and swim when the waves are moving forwards, dont even try to fight it when its moving back to the trough since its too much for anyone. You make slow progress, maybe inches at a time, but as long as you dont quit pushing yourself forwards with the movement of the water you'll be able to make it. --Another way to think about it is like when you're in a bathtub and you find that perfect amount of movement to make the water make giant waves. Its kinda like that, you need to move with the water to get the most progress.

[@MrsFearEstate]

@@tqwrtqwrtqwrgfsa6925 🙌 thank you. Hopefully I never need to use that

[@MshAhmxiO1]

Did Hector Welby survive? Introducing such scenarios without conclusive details is unsettling.

[@brahmburgers]

I reside a few miles from Mona Loa on the Big Island, Hawaii. Am actually closer to Kilawea, which is a more active volcano than Mona Loa. I go to the seashore nearly every afternoon. On normal days, the waves here are between 2 and 4 meters, but there aren't beaches here in Puna, ... instead we have lava cliffs along the shore, about 10 meters high.

[@jackkarg2578]

WoW!! . . 13 foot "Normal" waves.....??? *ZOINKS!!*

[@TwoBs]

Sounds beautifully terrifying.

[@reneelynneh3042]

He & his family are incredibly blessed to have found each other & survive! What an incredible thing to have reached his daughter in that maelstrom.

[@Alberthoward3right9up]

Would of been interesting to hear the magnitude of each quake associated with each tsunami

[@Inlovewithmalu]

They say the magnitude of each earthquake actually

[@Inlovewithmalu]

The quake in 2004 was 9.3... At about minute 25:37 it is said in the video... And all the others are also said

[@Alberthoward3right9up]

@@Inlovewithmalu they only say it for the first couple.

[@BenBen-yx6ug]

Anything above a 6.5 could trigger a tsunami and then depends on where and sort of earthquake . Side to side movement can be violent and not cause a tsunami where a 6.7 with slight uplift can cause a massive tsunami depend on coast its approaching the wave could grow very tall if the ocean is shallow and narrows towards a cove or port .

[@alburyeel4993]

Jiro you are a far can legend!! If you didnt jump in immediately she may have been lost. Im so glad your family is safe. Good to hear a good news story when so many are bad news stories. ♥♥Jiro.

[@wendyshoowaiching4161]

I still remembered Thailand was badly affected with over 100,000 people died and left many housed to zero ground. The aftermath were the suffering of scarcity. I remembered many monks came to Malaysia to gathered food and returned, temple open for people. Because during that time, the dire needs for food is so needed, I don't have much savings except for just $10,000, I donated to buy the most basic food I can. Everything were destroyed, even to the basic. I buy ready to eat food as there is no cooking utensils. To these days, I still wish to set up a food kitchen with very strong financial funds to prepare emergency such as tsunami in the future. Many people don't prepare themselves for natural disasters. Government never prepare and won't able to cope with mega natural disaster. After that, rotting bodies (in the air) were a worry that will start a epidenic.

[@elizabethkarmellacomedian3872]

When my boyfriend and I go up north to the coast of Mendocino I always tell him we need to know our evacuation route in case of a tsunami. He always laughs at me. He don’t know shit about the Juan De Fuca plate itching to bust anytime now. He’ll thank me if it does pop off when we’re out there. 🤣🤣💯💯

[@rulie]

he gonna propose right after that tsunami evacuation 😂 (all jokes aside, wish you safety on your travels!)

[@bethking7348]

I did love this video BTW, thanks for posting. Maybe focus on Mt. Ranier in Washinton state next. That one scares the bedonkadonk out of me. It will make St. Helen's look like a kids birthday party

[@psychoamerican]

That would make for a great video, considering that Seattle is right in the volcano's path. I remember watching a video about it before but that was years ago.

[@diontaedaughtry974]

I feel extra bad for Hawaii. Thank you this was very helpful and informative 👍👍

[@foobarmaximus3506]

It has lots of hills. No problemo.

[@richardmcgowan1651]

What was found in the last big one in Japan is that yes there were sea defences but after the earthquake the ground sank so the defences were easily topped over by the waves.

[@robanthony3713]

Great video!

[@ivanvillamil2764]

I like how Japan scientists working towards to prevent or slowdown the waves and who knows how to build the homes. Mother Nature is something we can’t control but if we take actions now and slowdown glaciers melting are increasing the sea level more and more. This tsunami in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia. I can’t imagine loosing your child during the tsunami. The only time that I’ve felt a tremor or earthquake everything was shaking first even the front porch metal bars and all sudden I felt the rocking chair moved like the floor or the concrete it felt like a wave moving the chair then the metal bars started shaking we and neighbors got out of our homes to the streets because we didn’t know if the concrete walls or roof would collapse over us. We had a few tremors or after shocks. Then we went back inside our house but we knew we were so far from the ocean to reach that much inland.

[@lemardyc]

Japan 2011

[@luciemarinov129]

Thank u for this amazing video of a terrible disaster! Prayers for all who perished and those who lost loved ones.

[@richerich9238]

For me the most fascinating weather phenomenon

[@model101t800]

We now know it was close to 250.000 dead in 2004, still blows my mind

[@InfiniteNaos]

It’s understandable that changing weather conditions can make waves stronger or weaker, but for a tsunami you’d need a powerful underwater earthquake to move that much water.