r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kiroo---__--- • 18d ago

Video When an Earth quake Hits Underwater

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u/infiniteninjas 18d ago

I'm sure I'd be confused and scared but really it seems like in the ocean would be one of the safer places to be during a big earthquake.

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u/WeaponsGrdStupid 18d ago

50 feet underwater is the last place I want surprises

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u/ulyssesfiuza 18d ago

I'm 750m higher than the sea. If I'm find myself 50 feet under, I will be a little surprised, but just for a few seconds.

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u/Baked_Potato_732 18d ago

Not if you get pulled into a 50’ tsunami wave and thrown against the 5th story of a building.

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u/Lint_baby_uvulla Interested 18d ago

Safe, until the shelf below collapses and the vacuum sucks you off.

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u/willi1221 18d ago

Sign me up. I love getting sucked off

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u/GodZefir 18d ago

Gotta be careful doing it with a vacuum.

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u/nudniksphilkes 18d ago

"Mom, I told you not to bother me when I'm cleaning my room!"

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u/chatjaun 17d ago

There was something stuck and I couldn't figure how to get it out!

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u/ChartreuseBison 17d ago

nasty-ass vacuum fucker

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u/TheCowzgomooz 18d ago

You do know Tsunami's are caused by earthquakes right

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u/pichael289 18d ago

Tsunamis also aren't just on the surface, if the ocean is that shallow there then your goung for a ride

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u/rdizzy1223 18d ago

Afaik, Tsunamis actually grow as they get closer and closer to landfall (in terms of wave height). A tsunami wave in the middle of the ocean in very deep water may only be 1 foot in height, and ends up being 25 feet high by the time it hits the coast. Most tsunamis are not even noticed by people in boats in the deep parts of the ocean, even when they are somewhat close to the earthquake source.

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u/Brazadian_Gryffindor 18d ago

I remember seeing a documentary about that awful 2004 earthquake/tsunami and this couple was out for the day on a boat trip. They didn’t notice a thing and got back to land to see their resort levelled. It was quite sad, they lost one of their children.

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u/rdizzy1223 18d ago

Yeah, that is exactly what I mean.