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If a volcano blows apart a a large piece slides into the sea a large wave (tsunami) will be created. When Cumbre Vieja in La Palma eventually collapses into the Atlantic it could generate a 2000 feet high wave rushing across the Atlantic at 500 mph.

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Some asymptotic estimations

show that for typical parameters of observed

surface eruptions, underwater volcanoes can generate

catastrophic waves.

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No. However a volcanic eruption can cause a tsunami.

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