How high can tsunami waves be?

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it be up to 100 feet highadd The Lituya Bay megatsunami generated a wave that was over 520m high. This was caused by a large rockfall into the sound.The presence of coral blocks at a similar height in Hawaii has also been attributed to a local rockfall, and there is some discussion around this event.

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