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Tsunamis mostly occur in the Pacific Ocean because they are made because of Earthquakes and lots of earthquakes happen in the ring of fire.
Esperanza Hahn
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∙ 13y agoThe Pacific Ocean is margined on most sides by destructive plate boundaries along which there is allot of fault movements. As fault movements are frequent the chances of these resulting in tsunami events is higher in the Pacific as compared to the Atlantic.
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∙ 12y agoTsunamis are usually triggered by earthquakes. The rim of the Pacific Ocean, called the ring of fire, has a very high frequency of earthquakes, especially those of the type that trigger tsunamis.
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∙ 16y agoit is due to the seismic activity around the pacific plate.
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∙ 15y agoTsunami is most likely to develop in the Pacific Ocean because the pacific ocean has many more subduction zones,which produce the most powerful earthquakes and tsunamis.
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∙ 11y agoWiki User
∙ 13y agoBecause it is located in the ring of fire, which often has tsunamis!
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What was the height of the tsunami in Japan 2011?
The Tsunami waves were around 10 meters (33 feet) high.AdditionallyThe tsunami waves were as high as 40.5 meters (133 ft) in Miyako.The tsunami was so powerful its waves traveled the entire Pacific ocean and were felt from the coasts of Alaska to that of Chile
The water displaced by a strong earthquake on the ocean floor forms large waves called?
title waves or tsunami's
What are the top five biggest tsunami's in Colombia?
Tidal waves haven't been much of a concern for Columbia. Cartahena sits on the Carribean, but the area isn't usually hit by tsunami, which is more of a Pacific and Indian ocean issue.
How did the tsunami in south east Asia form?
Tsunami is the disturbance of the sea by the shock waves created by earthquakes under the sea bed resulting in huge surface waves that lash the coastal areas.The south east Asian tsunami was due to earth quakes in the pacific ocean near south east Asia coasts.
What is a tsunameter?
Tsunameters are devices installed in the ocean to detect and measure the waves of a tsunami
What was the height of the tsunami in Japan 2011?
The Tsunami waves were around 10 meters (33 feet) high.AdditionallyThe tsunami waves were as high as 40.5 meters (133 ft) in Miyako.The tsunami was so powerful its waves traveled the entire Pacific ocean and were felt from the coasts of Alaska to that of Chile
The water displaced by a strong earthquake on the ocean floor forms large waves called?
title waves or tsunami's
Why didn't victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami know that the deadly waves were coming?
There are two main reasons. First, at the time, there was no tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean, only for the Pacific. Second, most people, even most educated Western tourists, did not know the warning signs of a tsunami.
Which waves of water is caused by an earthquake under the ocean?
tsunami
What are the top five biggest tsunami's in Colombia?
Tidal waves haven't been much of a concern for Columbia. Cartahena sits on the Carribean, but the area isn't usually hit by tsunami, which is more of a Pacific and Indian ocean issue.
How did the tsunami in south east Asia form?
Tsunami is the disturbance of the sea by the shock waves created by earthquakes under the sea bed resulting in huge surface waves that lash the coastal areas.The south east Asian tsunami was due to earth quakes in the pacific ocean near south east Asia coasts.
What happens when tsunami erupts?
Nothing . . . tsunamis are ocean waves, not volcanoes.
How do scientist monitor tsunami waves?
From space and ocean Like measurements
What is the height of Japan's tsunami in 2011?
The earthquake generated tsunami on March 11, 2011 produced waves that surpassed four story buildings, or more than 40 feet, as witnessed in Shizugawa and elsewhere near Japan's coast. The tsunami was so powerful its waves traveled the entire Pacific ocean and were felt from the coasts of Alaska to that of Chile.
Why does the Pacific Ocean have some of the largest waves?
because the pacific ocean is right on top of the tectonic plates
Give some examples of the power of ocean waves?
earthquakes,winds ,tsunami
What is a tsunameter?
Tsunameters are devices installed in the ocean to detect and measure the waves of a tsunami
