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Yes, many earthquakes occur under the ocean which is generally in water.
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What happens when an earthquake takes place underwater?
Earthquakes are caused by the slipping of rock under the crust. The waves still travel on the ground, as they would above water, but the waves would cause a tsumai to happen.
Most earthquakes happen-?
Most earthquakes occur near plate boundaries.
Earthquakes happen when these sections of Earth's crust move?
earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move
Why do few earthquakes happen in the mantle?
A few earthquakes happen in the mantle because of the folded deformation.Hopes this help. =D
How are earthquakes created in the water?
They are not. Earthquakes at sea occur in the sea bed under the water, the same as they do on any part of the land. Sometimes this sudden movement will cause enough of the seabed to shift so as to cause a tsunami.
How many earthquakes happen in water?
The plates under the ocean moves which causes the water to have shock waves.
Can earthquakes happen underwater?
Of course! In fact, underwater earthquakes are a major cause of tsunamis.
How do Haiti earthquakes happen?
they just happen earthquakes are caused from the plates under earths surface moving
Are there earthquakes in the water?
Earthquakes IN the water? No. Earthquakes UNDER the water, yes - underwater earthquakes cause most of the Tsunamis, including the one that hit Indonesia a couple of years ago. Yes There are earthquakes under the water; many of them start there.
How does tsunami events happen?
earthquakes that take place under water create a giant, deadly series of waves
Can a earthquake cause a tsunami?
Earthquakes happen under the sea sometimes. This will have the effect of shaking the sea. If you have a bowl of water and shake it, you will get waves in the bowl. That is what happens when an earthquake occurs under the sea and why we get tsunamis caused by earthquakes.
How earthquakes change the earth Include earthquakes that happen under the sea?
earthquakes change the earth because the tectonic plates move, this also happens under the sea.
Where will the earthquake happen today?
tiny earthquakes happen every where under us but we can't feel them
What statement could explain why earthquakes are not a form of weather?
Weather happens in the sky, earthquakes happen under the ground.
Can tsunamis happen in lakes or fresh water?
tsunamis occur when earthquakes happen. Poo
Do earthquakes only happen where plates converge?
no, earthquakes mainly happen when two plates crash each other or one plates goes under the other.
How do earthquakes happen-?
Earthquakes happen when under the ground rocks break at a fault. The rocks then break it release of energy which causes semi waves.
