[blurb]

I'm just surprised that this was such a rare occurence.. Shouldn't more people have been aware of what this 10-year-old girl learned in school?

[AntiGuv]

What's amazing is that a lot of people didn't flee even after the smaller first wave crashed in.

[SedVictaCatoni]

Shouldn't more people have been aware of what this 10-year-old girl learned in school?

Worse, many people did the exact opposite - ran down the beach to grab all the instant free fish.

[Bush gal in LA]

I think its such a rare phenomenon there that unfortunately the thought of something like this happening never even occurred to them.

[solitas]

I'm just surprised that this was such a rare occurence.. Shouldn't more people have been aware of what this 10-year-old girl learned in school?

Maybe she hasn't grown-up as self-involved as those around her at the time of the tidal wave.

Actually, she lucked-out: the trough preceeded the crest to the east of the fault; the crest was the leader toward the west (to India). Had it been the other way 'round, she might've been a goner too.