This could trigger a tsunami that would create havoc along the coast.

这可能会引发海啸，给沿海地区造成严重破坏。

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"A tsunami is a series of waves and the first wave may not be the largest," said a bulletin from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.

太平洋海啸预警中心的公告称，“海啸是一系列的波浪，第一波并不一定是最大的。”

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A tsunami can be jellified.

海啸可以成凝胶状。

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But many more would have died if not for a tsunami warning from the Japanese Meteorological Agency.

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Costas Synolakis is a tsunami expert with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

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A tsunami formed near the place where the earthquake began and traveled outward in all directions.

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Communities have fewer fatalities and property damage if they plan before a tsunami arrives.

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When a tsunami passes by, the detector records the increased pressure caused by its passage.

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If a tsunami reached that high, California would have much bigger problems than a busted reactor.

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