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What caused the earthquake that resulted in the tsunami of 2004?
The cause of the earthquake was that the boundaries were sliding past each other and caused an earthquake in which resulted in a tsunami.
What is a long wave caused by an underwater earthquake or other disturbance called?
A tidal wave is caused by an earthquake.
How are natural hazards and environmental hazards different?
good Q: natural hazards are hazards that are caused by things in nature e.i. an earthquake happens and causes a nuclear power plant to explode (japan) an environmental hazard on the other hand is something cause by people that affect the environment (pollution affecting major cities e.i. new york, Chicago, and Miami ect...)
Is an earthquake usually caused after a tsanami?
No. It's the other way around. A tsunami can occur as a result of an earthquake.
What caused the Japanese earthquake and tsuname?
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011 were caused by a powerful undersea earthquake that occurred along the subduction zone where the Pacific Plate slides beneath the North American Plate. This movement displaced a vast amount of seawater, generating the destructive tsunami that followed.
What a seismograph tell you?
A seismograph is a device that measures and records seismic waves caused by earthquakes or other sources. It provides information about the magnitude, location, and depth of an earthquake by detecting the vibrations of the Earth's surface. Scientists use seismograph data to study earthquakes and assess seismic hazards in different regions.
Why did an earthquake happen in Japen?
because it has techtonic plates and the plates started to move but they rubbed against each other and caused the land to move as well and the earthquake was so powerful that it caused an underwater earthquake called a tsunami.
What caused the 2010 Haiti earthquake?
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was caused by a rupture along a previously unidentified faultline. The faultline runs right through the highly populated area near Port-au-Prince, amplifying the impact of the earthquake.
What caused the earthquake in irpinia 1980?
two of the plate collided into each other
What caused the haiyuan earthquake?
The Haitian earthquake was caused by the faultline the country sits on.
What caused the earthquake of japan?
The earthquake and tsunami were caused by a shift in the earths crust.
Is an earthquake caused by water penetrating Earth's surface?
No. An earthquake happens when the earth's tectonic plates rub against each other.
