In 2004 a massive 10-30m high tsunami was created in the eastern Indian Ocean by an earthquake in Sumatra resulting in the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. The coast of Africa lies 7000km to the west of Sumatra. Knowing that tsunami’s propagate at a speed v = √gH, how long did it take for the tsunami to strike Africa?

In 2004 a massive 10-30m high tsunami was created in the eastern Indian Ocean by an earthquake in Sumatra resulting in the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. The coast of Africa lies 7000km to the west of Sumatra. Knowing that tsunami’s propagate at a speed v = √gH, how long did it take for the tsunami to strike Africa?

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