What causes a tsunami?... A tsunami is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor. This sudden motion could be an earthquake, a powerful volcanic eruption, or an underwater landslide. The impact of a large meteorite could also cause a tsunami.
Agness, Oregon. Agness is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is near the confluence of two Wild and Scenic riversâthe Lower Rogue and the Illinois. Agness post office was established October 16, 1897. It was named after Agnes, the daughter of the first postmaster, and subsequently misspelled.
Agnes Thatcher Lake was world renowned in the second half of the 19th century as a tightrope walker, lion tamer and equestrian. Western history buffs, however, remember her chiefly because she was Wild Bill Hickoks wifeand they were married in Wyoming. Writer/historian Nancy Thatcher Cerny states that Agnes was born August 24, 1826, in Alsace, Eastern France, to the Mersman family.