[Rockhounds] Maine tsunami?

[Pmodreski at aol.com]

Hi, Rockhounds List,
 
A little catch-up note I've meant to post about something that  happened this 
past year, that I thought would be of interest.  Although  this occurred back 
in October (Oct. 28), I only heard about it a few weeks  ago when a story was 
posted about it on _www.geology.com_ (http://www.geology.com)  .  You can 
find the story  on their website, or go directly to the main story posted online 
about this, on  the weather.com website:
 
 
_http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_17899.html_ 
(http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_17899.html)  
So, the strange occurrence, observed by many people, was a  series of 
waves--advances and withdraws of water--in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, on  the afternoon 
of Oct. 28.  At low tide, water suddenly rushed in and filled  the harbor, 
then withdrew and returned several times.  It is stated that  the water rose as 
much as 12 feet within 15 minutes, causing some damage in the  harbor; if it 
had not occurred at low tide, serious flooding could have  occurred.  No one has 
any positive conclusion about the cause; no  earthquakes were recorded in the 
area, and the possibility of a submarine  landslide, as well as 
weather-related causes, has been considered.  The  weather.com story notes that a similar 
unexplained series of waves was reported  in Maine (Bass Harbor) on Jan. 9, 
1926, and in Dayton Beach FL in 1992; the  Daytona waves were attributed to a 
storm system off the coast. 
Just thought you might like to hear about this--I know how people on the  
List like "strange unexplained geologic phenomena" stories.  (Don't worry,  lots 
of people have already blamed this on alien spacecraft.) 
best wishes to all for the New Year, 
Pete 

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