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Another tidbit: tsunamis hit the coastline at 30-40 mph, but in the ocean, they move at 500 mph. As a comparison, a commercial jetliner cruises at 530 mph.
In Sri Lanka, after the tsunamis hit the coast, the water shredded away everything of the coast, leaving jagged ravines and huge boulders.
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