Ancient Caribbean tsunami caused by volcano collapse smaller than thought
Posted by Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily on 12 March, 2015
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Tsunamis triggered by the partial collapse of the Caribbean Monserrat volcano, 13,000 years ago, would have been much smaller than previously thought, according to research. It was previously thought that a large submarine deposit of sediment at the base of the Monserrat volcano was the result of the abrupt, large scale collapse of the volcanic island into the sea. Therefore it had been thought that a high magnitude tsunami must have followed....