1) A large earthquake off the coast of the Alaskan Peninsula in 1946 produced a
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1) A large earthquake off the coast of the Alaskan Peninsula in 1946 produced a deadly tsunami that reached Hawaii 6 hours later. How fast did the tsunami travel in km/hr? ________
a)525 b) 570 c)680 d)710 km/hr
2) How many hours would it take for the 1700 tsunami to travel the distance from Oregon to Japan?
a) 2 b) 10 c)12 d)100
3) So what time and date would the earthquake had to have occurred in Oregon to account for the tsunami in Japan (make sure your answer is in local time for Oregon, not Japan)?
a) 3pm 1/26/1700 b)9pm 1/26/1700 c)11pm 1/26/1700 d) 3am 1/27/1700
4) Does your answer to the last question support the Native American accounts?
yes or no
Explanation / Answer
SOLUTION:-1. 'd ' is the correct option.
Based on scientists understand magnitude was 7.1.
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