Swish swish swish....
These waves, not exceeding one meter in height, seem only somewhat large and wide ripples, at most affecting a larger area.
There's not a hint of the unstoppable force belonging to a tsunami, such a terrifying natural disaster!
In reality.
Compared to ordinary waves and the equally destructive storm surges.
The latter two are primarily surface movements of seawater, while a tsunami involves the movement of the entire body of water. Don't forget, this is the open sea with an average depth of 1200 meters, and some areas deeper than 6000 meters!
The amount of seawater stirred up by these "tiny" ripples is immeasurable! The energy they carry is equally difficult to gauge!
Even in the open sea, the wave crests are not high at all, but the wavelength (the distance between two crests) can reach several hundred kilometers, and when you look across the sea, it seems like there's only this one wave.
