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Re:8.2 magnitude earthquake off Russia with potential to gen... by Thrymr on Friday May 24, 2013 @12:32PM (#5763891)
It's not a shock wave, it's a shallow water wave (because the wavelength is much larger than the depth of the ocean). The speed depends on depth [v = sqrt(g*H)]; for typical deep Pacific (5000 m), that is ~220 m/s or 500 mph.

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