A 164-Foot Tsunami Pushed This Enormous Boulder Atop a Cliff in Tonga 7,000 Years Ago

A 164-Foot Tsunami Pushed This Enormous Boulder Atop a Cliff in Tonga 7,000 Years Ago

The hulking rock, called Maka Lahi, is the size of a two-story house and sits on a 120-foot-tall cliff, covered in vegetation

There's a humongous boulder on a cliff in Tonga. Now we know how it got there.

A massive boulder named Maka Lahi was recently found about 650 feet from the edge of a cliff in Tonga, and researchers believe that it may have been deposited by a tsunami around 7,000 years ago.

World’s Largest Cliff-Top Rock Moved by Ancient Tsunami

There's a humongous boulder on a cliff in Tonga. Now we know how it got there.

Giant Tsunami Boulder Discovery Rewrites Earth's History – Archyde: Latest World News, Economy, Entertainment, Health, Technology & Sports Updates

Archyde: Latest World News, Economy, Entertainment, Health, Technology & Sports Updates Tsunami Deposits: Predicting Future Coastal Risks From Ancient Waves Imagine a wave 164 feet high – taller than a 16-story building – surging inland. It’s a terrifying thought, but one… You can read the full story here: Giant Tsunami Boulder Discovery Rewrites Earth’s History.