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A tsunami can happen if a large volume of water is suddenly displaced by an undersea earthquake.

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A tsunami occurs when large volume of water suddenly?

A tsunami occurs when a large volume of water is rapidly displaced, typically by undersea earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. This displacement generates powerful and destructive ocean waves that move rapidly across the ocean.


When does a tsunami occur when a large volume of water suddenly?

It forms a giant wave


Tsunamis can be triggered by which type of event?

An undersea earthquake can trigger a Tsunami by suddenly displacing a large volume of water.


Is a tsunami caused by a hurricane?

no, a tsunami is caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water.


Which is most likely to result when a large earthquake occurs underwater?

tsunami


What is most likely to result when a large earthquake occurs under water?

A tsunami


Where was the tsunmai in Japan?

Tsunami...right tsunami is a series of water wave caused by displacement of large volume of water...tsunami is not a state nor a town nor a city


What is a freshwater tsunami called?

A freshwater tsunami is commonly referred to as a limnic eruption or a lake overturn. It occurs when a large amount of gas, usually carbon dioxide, is suddenly released from a lake, displacing the water and potentially causing a tsunami-like wave.


Tsunami is a large?

A tsunami is a large wave.


What is the medium for a tsunami?

A tsunami is typically generated by the displacement of a large volume of water, usually from undersea earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. The medium through which a tsunami travels is water, specifically ocean water.


Why tsunami takes place?

A tsunami is caused by the displacement of a large volume of water,typically an ocean or a large lake.Eartquakes,volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions ,landslides ,glacier calvings,meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below all have the potential to generate a tsunami. :)


Was the tsunami a natural hazard?

Yes it is and it still is. A tsunami is a series of powerful waves that is caused by the displacement of a large volume of water. They usually occur in the ocean, but sometimes they can occur in lakes.