A theory of a "mega-tsunami" that wipes out the East Coast was widely debunked. Yet it persists. – The Virginian-Pilot
![Photograph of where a mega-tsunami reached 520 meters on the spur ridge... | Download Scientific Diagram Photograph of where a mega-tsunami reached 520 meters on the spur ridge... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264083984/figure/fig1/AS:616954003992576@1524104705791/Photograph-of-where-a-mega-tsunami-reached-520-meters-on-the-spur-ridge-going-into.png)
Photograph of where a mega-tsunami reached 520 meters on the spur ridge... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Wave created by Tonga volcano eruption reached 90 metres - nine times taller than 2011 Japan tsunami Wave created by Tonga volcano eruption reached 90 metres - nine times taller than 2011 Japan tsunami](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52296900285_9176086f48_b.jpg)
Wave created by Tonga volcano eruption reached 90 metres - nine times taller than 2011 Japan tsunami
![Fhromhehre on Twitter: "Photo on the biggest wave recorded - Japanese island of Ishigaki 1971. Wave had a height of 85 meters ... #tsunami http://t.co/5UhHV8aoET" / Twitter Fhromhehre on Twitter: "Photo on the biggest wave recorded - Japanese island of Ishigaki 1971. Wave had a height of 85 meters ... #tsunami http://t.co/5UhHV8aoET" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqiTBsyIYAAJsTr.jpg:large)