Originally Posted by KRL

Figuring the math here.

Each cubic mile of seawater weighs approximately 4.7 billion tons.

Mean ocean depth out there is about 2 miles.

The ground shift was 600 miles long.

Figuring a 10 mile width on the movement.

2 x 10 x 600 = 12,000 cubic miles x 4.7 Billion Tons = 57 Trillion Tons of Water was lifted up by the earthquake.

Bottom line on that equation? Don't fuck with Mother Nature.