Waves were triggered in the Devils Hole cave system at Death Valley National Park in Arizona by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck western Mexico about 1,500 miles away.
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake that rattled Mexico on Monday triggered a "desert tsunami" in a cave system 1,500 miles away in Death Valley National Park in Nevada, officials said. Credit: National Park Service / Ambre Chaudointhat rattled Mexico on Monday sent shockwaves that triggered a"desert tsunami" in a cave system 1,500 miles away in Death Valley National Park in Nevada, officials said.killing at least one person.
Devils Hole is a partially water-filled limestone cave in Nye County, Nevada, and is hundreds of feet deep, according to the NPS. It is home to the endangered Devils Hole pupfish, which depend on algae that grow on a shallow, sunlit shelf as a food source.
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