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Yes. In fact most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes.
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An 8.3 earthquake will produce tsunami of how far?
Bear in mind that it is not just the Richter scale measurement which determines the severity of a tsunami which results from an earthquake; the location of the earthquake is also relevant. And inland earthquake does not produce the same tsunami as an underwater earthquake. That said, 8.3 is an extremely powerful earthquake which could produce a tsunami that would travel for thousands of miles and cause immense dammage over a very wide area.
Do Tsunamis produce earthquakes?
no the earthquake produces the tsunami
Did the Great Kanto earthquake produce a tsunami?
yes
A huge undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coastline could produce a?
tsunami
What is more dangerous an earthquake on land or a tsunami caused by an earthquake?
a tsunami
Why there was no tsunami after Haiti's earthquake?
Haiti's earthquake was not strong enough to produce a tsunami. The earthquake caused a lot of destruction in Haiti, but that was largely because the buildings in Haiti had not been designed to withstand earthquakes. The earthquake in Haiti had its epicentre on LAND not in the ocean. Thus there was no sea floor movement associated with the earthquake which could have produced a tsunami.
The collision of one ccontinental plate with another may produce?
An earthquake or if at sea a tsunami.
Water displaced by an undersea earthquake may produce what?
Water displaced by an undersea earthquake may produce large, violent tsunamis. The most deadly tsunami in recorded history hit Indonesia on Christmas Day, 2004. At least 280,000 people were killed or missing.
When did Japan earthquake happen before or after the tsunami?
The Earthquake occurred before the tsunami as it is what caused the tsunami.
Is a tsunami an earthquake?
No. A tsunami is a giant ocean wave. A tsunami can be caused by an earthquake, but they are completely different things.
2009 what caused the Tsunami in Samoan?
An earthquake happened, which triggered the tsunami.
Was there a tsunami after the earthquake in mount Krakatoa in 1883?
There was a tsunami, but it was triggered by a volcanic eruption, not an earthquake.
