Tsunami picture: is this real?

[SheepyMcSheepster]

just wondering if anyone can tell me if this picture is authentic.
the back right corner wave just seems too big?
thanks.

[soothsayer]

1. i was suprised at how tiny the waves seemed, so i'd say fake

(i mean, in the video footage, the waves seemed so small)

[NYCGirl]

2. Nope. A fake. Snopes link:

http://snopes.com/photos/tsunami/tsunami2.asp

[RebelOne]

3. Nope, definitely a fake.

Someone posted it on another forum. It's been Photoshopped.

[RuleofLaw]

4. Its fake

A wave of that size would break all across the front and not just from one side. If you look at the videos you will see that when the first wave hits its breaking all across the front.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

5. thanks for the replies!

it looked fake, i just wanted to be sure before i start telling people that it is.

thanks again, i knew i could count on DUer's!

[Lerkfish]

7. the real question is, what kind of sick people want to fake a tsunami pic?

[Minstrel Boy]

6. FYI, this is a great resource for amateur videos of the tsunami:

http://www.asiantsunamivideos.com/

[leftyandproud]

8. no, real tsunami waves are only 10-20 feet high

Thats all it was...around 15 feet...

problem was it had an entire ocean behind it.

[oneold1-4u]

9. Tsunami at only 2'

This week Japan gave a "tsunami warning" after a quake. The warning was of waves up to only 2'. The lack of understanding about such a slight warning would possibly cause some destruction and death. It is not the size but the power of the waves. A few 2'tsunami waves might be powerful enough to cause the same amount of erosion on beaches and rocks as a year or more of everyday tides and waves.
I live within a couple of miles of the Pacific, on a small bay. The tsunami warning signs are on streets and highways several miles inland around the bay. An American Native neighbor told me about the consequences of a 2'rise in regular tides from global warning and how much of the bay shores would be under water at high tide. Now knowing that, instead of many years, this might happen in just minutes after a small quake off shore, it would likely be somewhat of a disaster.
When the first powerful wave moves inland it creates a vacuum that reverses it with power, and increases the power of the next wave, and usually the tide remains higher than normal for some time.
If you can understand what a 2' tsunami is, then you have some knowledge of 18-20' tsunamis. Tempting "mother" is often just a type of sport! After loses incurred in "sports" over many years, the urge is no longer with me. I have a home, like many others, that is only 50' higher than those at sea level. A 2' will close the streets into town and a 20' will put houses and bodies into the bay.

[Michael_UK]

10. I was at a seminar last week

given by a world expert on Tsunamis. He showed the exact same photo and it's definitely a fake. He did say, however, that the highest tsunami recorded was around 500m high

[Bunny]

11. It was in Alaska in the early 1950's.

That's been all over the Discovery Channel since the Asian tsunami. That is farking huge!!!!