The threat is in the Canary Islands, not Italy. The fear is the associated quakes will cause massive undersea landslides displacing huge volumes of water.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2000/mega_tsunami.shtml
I’m about 1.2 miles from the ocean and the highest point between me and the water is about 12 feet ASL. So, if you hear this sumbitch go off, please give me a call. Thank you.
Uh oh, I have read about that!