I came across this film clip,
of Devils Hole experiencing a mini tsunami, it is a geologic formation located within the Ash
Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, in Nye County, Nevada Southwestern United
States, its waters are a near constant salinity and temperature (92 °F or 33
°C), the cavern is over 500 feet (150 m) deep and the bottom has never been
mapped, it is known for two primary reasons, firstly it measures seismic
activity throughout the world, earthquakes as far away as Indonesia have caused
the waters to splash over six feet above normal levels, these seismic waves
have been likened to mini-underground tsunamis and have continued to happen
even when the earth shakes halfway around the planet and secondly it is the
home of the world’s rarest
fish, Devils Hole Pupfish, (Cyprinodon diabolis), what a fascinating area, but it
is not accessible by the public and is indeed a dangerous place to explore.
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