Question

Is it possible for an earthquake under Lake Erie to generate a tsunami-like wave?

Answer 1

The highest wave on Lake Erie in 2005 was 8.2 feet, not terribly impressive. A lake, even one as large as Erie, lacks the large scale movement of water that can generate the rogue waves sometimes seen on the opean seas. For the same reason, lack of large scale movement, a significant tsunami could probably not happen on the lake. A tsunami has a wavelenth of hundreds of miles, which means that Lake Erie doesn't have enough space for a tsunami to even rock back and forth once.

Answer 2

It's a distant possibility, but the biggest tsunamis are caused by landslides. They keep a good eye on that stuff. Not to worry!!

Answer 3

Put simply yes, If the crust of the earth under lake Erie where to rise or fall even just a few feet it could cause a Tasmania. As you probably already know that is what caused the Tasmania on Christmas just a few years back, except that that earthquakee was so strong that it lifted the earth crust over 20 feet and caused a underwater land slide when that happened it caused a displacement of water, So much that the water on one side of the quake caused the tide to rise, and on the other side of the quake the tide lowered that is the side that dose almost all the damage. So Yes any earthquak underwater can and most likely will cause a tsunami of some kind. I hope that this helps.

Answer 4

Drop a bar of soap in 1/4 filled bathtub, watch the action. Even a small earthquake, might have a adverse reaction to the stability of the lake.