[Man50D]

As awesome as quake generated tsunami's can be they pale in comparison to those generated by landslides. The next great landslide generated tsunami could originate from La Palma Island in the Canary Island chain off the west coast of Africa.

An active Volcano called Cumbre Veija erupted in 1949 causing a partial collapse of a major portion of the island's western flank. Another eruption occurred in 1971. An eruption some time in the future will cause a total collapse sending a wave 300 feet high across the Atlantic at a speed of approximately 500mph. It will strike the entire eastern seaboard. The wave height, by some estimations, will be 165 feet by the time it reaches the east coast and move upto 12 miles inland.

[Ken522]

Thanks for this info, Man50D - so that means folks on the East will get hit pretty hard ....

[Strategerist]

An active Volcano called Cumbre Veija erupted in 1949 causing a partial collapse of a major portion of the island's western flank. Another eruption occurred in 1971. An eruption some time in the future will cause a total collapse sending a wave 300 feet high across the Atlantic at a speed of approximately 500mph. It will strike the entire eastern seaboard. The wave height, by some estimations, will be 165 feet by the time it reaches the east coast and move upto 12 miles inland.

This has been debunked by a consensus of tsunami scientists. Media didn't bother to tell you that, because it isn't exciting. Any collapse of La Palma would create only a local tsunami. Collapse tsunamis actually don't propagate long distances nearly as well as earthquake tsunamis, though they can be very high locally.

[Archangel86]

... And that’s why I live in Minnesota.

[scan59]

The wave height, by some estimations, will be 165 feet by the time it reaches the east coast and move upto 12 miles inland.

A 16-story wave. Like something out of a scifi movie. My office is 10 stories up. As I look down, it's hard to imagine that much water.