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TSUNAMI from a 700m rock filled dam ?
i stay at the river mouth of that dam but 200km away
if disaster do happen..the dam fail or break
how long time do i have b4 that tsunami reached my home ?
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- paul hLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Ocean Tsunami waves can reach speeds of 4-500 mph...around 650- 800 kph but slow down as they reach shallower waters. So if you live 200 km away, the earliest it would hit would be about 15 minutes give or take.....figure 5-10 just to be safe.
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