Massive landslide thought to be cause of 90-metre tsunami in GreenlandHERMANN FRITZ The right half of the highlighted area shows the scarred hillside in Greenland's Karrat Fiord after a landslide fell about a kilometre in June causing a tsunami that peaked at 90 metres. A massive landslide is thought to be the cause of a 90-metre tsunami that wrecked towns along the Greenland coast in June, washing away at least four people and several houses. The tsunami was initially thought to have been caused by a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, but seismologists now think the landslide was the cause of the seismic signal. READ MORE:* Only small quake needed to trigger landslide, tsunami* Pictures of washed-away houses reveal destruction of Greenland tsunami* Oh buoy! At Karrat Fiord, wide cracks in the hillside 1000 metres above the water have raised concerns of another massive landslide.

Source: Stuff August 01, 2017 08:03 UTC