The Wave (Newosweik)

The Wave was a natural disaster occuring in the early century of settlers on the Bay of Shallow on Nueva Tierra. It is considered pivotal in the development of history on the planet of Newosweik as it forced large communities to move away from the disaster area.

=Background=

An earthquake estimated to be of scale 9.5 (bigger than almost any recorded on Earth) happened on the subduction plate by the southern coast of Northland. The seismic impact created waves reaching over 6 feet in height that arrived on Nueva Tierra and literally washed villages and buildings away.