[illusive4080]

I’ve never thought about a tsunami when visiting the beach in my life. Are they much more common in the Pacific? We go to the Gulf and Atlantic and it’s never something I think about. We usually go in June/July, so we don’t worry much about hurricanes either.

[jajko]

There is no Atlantic ring of fire, is there. What little places like Iceland show is nothing compared to what pacific has to offer in much larger area.

[pixl97]

While the Atlantic doesn't really have many faults that will generate earthquakes causing tsunamis there is always a risk of landslides creating large tsunamis up to what we'd consider mega-tsunamis. This said this is something that may have thousands of years between incidents.