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Most tsunamis originate along what is called the 'Ring of Fire' that encircles the Pacific Ocean. The most frequent cause of tsunamis is an undersea earthquake. Tsunamis can be started by an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption under the ocean floor.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoTsunamis occur most often along countries which border the Pacific "Rim of Fire", or "Ring of Fire'. One end of this region of high sesmic and volcanic activity begins at New Zealand, heading northwest to Indonesia (completely bypassing Australia) and then west to Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, northeast along the Asian coastline, east to North America and then south along the western North American coastline. Roughly horse-shoe shaped, the Ring of Fire extends about 40,000km long, and tsunamis can be generated anywhere along this rim.
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∙ 15y agotsunamis will most likely occur in Hawaii, Alaska and Japan as the floor of the pacific ocean is more geologically active, generating more earthquakes than some areas.
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∙ 13y agoFrom recent history and the amount of seismic activity in the basin, the Pacific or Indian Oceans are most likely to have tsunamis in the foreseable future.
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∙ 13y agoPacific Ocean- almost 80 percent of the world occurs in there.
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∙ 12y agoUsually the coast of someplace near (is some rare cases far) the epicenter of an earthquake.
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∙ 11y agoin Indonesia,Thailand,India,Malaysia,Maldives,Somalia,Sri Lanka,Japan,Hawaii,British Columbia,United Kingdom,United State Of America
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∙ 15y agothe pacific ocean
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Where are the most likely in the word to be hit by a tsunami?
The Pacific Ocean, specifically the Ring Of Fire
What was the most recent destructive tsunami?
One tsunami would be the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Why tsunami do not always occur even there is an earthquake?
The creation of a tsunami depends on several factors:magnitude - generally needs to be 7 or higherearthquake must be located under the ocean so that water is movedtype of fault movement. When plates move up or down, this tends to move the most water, and is most likely to produce a tsunami
Why does tsunami do not always occur even when there is an earthquake?
The creation of a tsunami depends on several factors:magnitude - generally needs to be 7 or higherearthquake must be located under the ocean so that water is movedtype of fault movement. When plates move up or down, this tends to move the most water, and is most likely to produce a tsunami
What part of California is most likely to have a Tsunami?
all
Which ocean is most likely to have a tsunami and why?
The pacific ocean because it has the most earthquakes and is such a large body of water.
Where do tsunami's likely strike?
most likely in a place near the ocean like hawaii
Where are the most likely in the word to be hit by a tsunami?
The Pacific Ocean, specifically the Ring Of Fire
What was the most recent destructive tsunami?
One tsunami would be the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
How do you spell sunome?
The likely word (phonetically) is tsunami(soo-NAH-me) a large ocean wave.
Does a whale like tsunami?
Most likely not. A whale in deep, open ocean water would probably not even notice a passing tsunami. In shallow water it would be a very stressful event.
How do you avoid the tsunami in future?
You can reduce effect of tsunami but there is no way you can avoid it for certain, area which are most likely to get hit by tsunami are area near sea and ocean (large amount of water) and area which also has high earthquake zone. If you are not affected by these two factors you are very unlikely to get hit by the tsunami.
Can a tsunami happen in the ocean?
Yes. Most tsunamis are in the ocean. It is rare to see them in lakes.
Why tsunami do not always occur even there is an earthquake?
The creation of a tsunami depends on several factors:magnitude - generally needs to be 7 or higherearthquake must be located under the ocean so that water is movedtype of fault movement. When plates move up or down, this tends to move the most water, and is most likely to produce a tsunami
Why does tsunami do not always occur even when there is an earthquake?
The creation of a tsunami depends on several factors:magnitude - generally needs to be 7 or higherearthquake must be located under the ocean so that water is movedtype of fault movement. When plates move up or down, this tends to move the most water, and is most likely to produce a tsunami
Why tsunami do not always occur even when there is an earthquake?
The creation of a tsunami depends on several factors:magnitude - generally needs to be 7 or higherearthquake must be located under the ocean so that water is movedtype of fault movement. When plates move up or down, this tends to move the most water, and is most likely to produce a tsunami
In what part of the ocean is a tsunami most dangerous?
In the Indian ocean right smack dab in the middle
