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An Asteroid Hit the North Sea, Causing a Tsunami Taller than Big Ben. Here’s What Happened

Scientists confirmed a 160-metre asteroid impact formed the Silverpit crater and caused a 100-metre tsunami, resolving decades of debate on its extraterrestrial origin.

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Asteroid hit North Sea: Scientists have finally solved a years-long puzzle. New research reveals that a 160-metre wide asteroid smashed into the southern North Sea, off the coast of Yorkshire, around 40 million years ago, triggering a tsunami wave exceeding 100 metres and carving out the Silverpit crater

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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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