Re:M8.7 earthquake in Western Pacific, tsunami warning issued
by ninetyninenine on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @12:38AM
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Yeah that's a wave bro. Notice how the ocean rises above it's own typical sea level? That's not water "filling in a gap" the way tides do it as sea level changes.
That's a huge ass wave as it's a pulse traveling on top of the ocean, above sea level.
Re:M8.7 earthquake in Western Pacific, tsunami warning issued
by AshleyGrant on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @12:58PM
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That's what it is like out at sea. There's a reason tsunamis are referred to as "tidal waves." For example, watch this video of a tsunami hitting a port today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1B1J6sgFxk
Here's a video of what it looks like from the 2011 event, from the POV of the coast guard approaching it. Waves don't typically look like a sheet has been flapped across one front of the entire horizon of what is visible on the ocean