[Strategerist]

Thing is the Indian Ocean Tsunami propagated AROUND the tip of Sri Lanka and did a lot of damage on the side facing AWAY from the quake, so the propagation probably will be re-examined.

Also there are a couple of faults directly under Puget Sound that can generate a 10 foot+ tsunami WITHIN the Sound, with the added bonus that they'd hit Seattle instantaneously with effectively no warning.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Also there are a couple of faults directly under Puget Sound that can generate a 10 foot+ tsunami WITHIN the Sound, with the added bonus that they'd hit Seattle instantaneously with effectively no warning."

Yes, one of the faults runs practically right under my desk at work. But a 10 foot tsunami wouldn't worry me too much unless I lived right on the waterfront; most of Seattle's residential areas are well above sea level. I'd be more concerned about the earthquake itself.

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Also there are a couple of faults directly under Puget Sound that can generate a 10 foot+ tsunami WITHIN the Sound

Would a Tsunami entering the Sound act like the tides in the Bay of Fundy?
The highest tides on Earth occur in the Minas Basin, the eastern extremity of the Bay of Fundy, where the average tide range is 12 metres and can reach 16 metres when the various factors affecting the tides are in phase.
we're talking 52 feet due to a normal "high" tide entering the bay and being amplified by the slope of the bottom and the constriction of the sides.

Regards,
GtG