The word tsunami (pronounced soo-NAH-mee) is Japanese, and it means ‘harbour wave’.

• Tsunami - What is it?
• How and where do these undersea earthquakes occur?
• What other things could create a tsunami?
• Japan Tsunami, 11 March 2011
• Asian Tsunami in Sumatra, Indonesia - 26 December 2004
• Tsunami Facts
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