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What causes the tsunami is an earthquake under ground and it blows the water to land

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What causes mega tsunamis?

Landslides and other big impacts like volcanic eruptions cause mega tsunamis


What causes most of the damaged associated with tsunamis?

The mass of the wavefront causes most of the damage.


What causes most tsunamis earthquakes a full moon a hurricane or a flood?

Of these things, earthquakes are the only ones that can cause tsunamis.


What physical processes causes a Tsunamis?

usually and underwater volcano.


What are the causes and effects of tsunamis in points?

Tsunamis are caused by shifts in tectonic plates in the middle of the ocean. Once they come ashore, tsunamis can cause millions of dollars in property damage.


Where do tsunamis typically form?

tsunamis come from a disturbance in the water like a volcanic erruption which causes the water to draw back creating a huge wave


What are some factors that cause tsunamis?

Tsunamis are caused by undersea landslides. There are many possible causes for undersea landslides, but the most common are undersea earthquakes.


Why is Pacific Ocean ideal of Tsunamis?

The pacific plate slides across the North American plate for example, which causes tsunamis to form do to underwater earthquakes


Does the wind blow the water to make a tsunami?

No. Wind is what causes normal waves, but it has absolutely nothing to do withs tsunamis. Tsunamis typically result from undersea earthquakes.


How do tsunamis effect humans?

destroys homes towns nd causes many deaths


How causes tsunamis?

tsunamis are caused when an earthquake occurs in the sea and the two plates underneath the earth's crust collide and then bounce back up creating a huge wave.


What are the main causes of tsunamis?

Tsunamis occur after an earthquake. Earthquakes that occur in the middle of the ocean can force a tsunami to make landfall.