would a tsunami wave be able too engulf a state

Question: would a tsunami wave be able too engulf a state
- Keywords:
  climate,
  engulf,
  geography,
  natural disaster,
  tsunami,
  wave
Asked by yomasta to Audra, Fiona, Gavin, Justin, Steve on 15 Mar 2012.
- Fiona Hatch answered on 15 Mar 2012:
  
  Tsunamis are made by earthquakes that happen near water. If there was a big enough earthquake and a massive tsunami was produced then it could engulf quite a large part of a state if not all of it. But thankfully the largest tsunami every recorded was 60 years ago and reached 524 meters high. That’s over half a kilometer!

Question: would a tsunami wave be able too engulf a state