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well an earthquake with a magnitude of 1 can cause a tsunami of about 6ft lol heres a chart
Tsunami magnitude m
Tsunami height
H
Damage
-1
50 cm
None0
1 m
Very small damage1
2
Coastal and ship damage2
4 ~ 6
Damage and lives lost in certain landward areas3
10 ~ 20
Considerable damage along more than 400 km of coastline4
30
Considerable damage along more than 500 km of coastline
note that magnitude is above the height of the tsunami
What else can I help you with?
What major natural disaster do earthquake sometimes cause?
TSUNAMI :)
An 8.3 earthquake will produce tsunami of how far?
Bear in mind that it is not just the Richter scale measurement which determines the severity of a tsunami which results from an earthquake; the location of the earthquake is also relevant. And inland earthquake does not produce the same tsunami as an underwater earthquake. That said, 8.3 is an extremely powerful earthquake which could produce a tsunami that would travel for thousands of miles and cause immense dammage over a very wide area.
Did an earthquake cause Samoa's tsunami?
No because the New Madrid quakes occurred far inland, so therefore no tsunami was generated by the plate tectonics under a large body of water as is the mechanism for most earthquake-generated tsunamis. However, the New Madrid fault earthquake did cause the Mississippi river to flow backwards.
Is earthquake is also called tsunami?
No, an earthquake is a sudden shift in tectonic plates caused by built up pressure. This cause the Ground to shake. A Tsunami is a giant wave. Tsunamis can be caused by an earthquake happening under the ocean
What is a tsunami and how is it generated?
A Tsunami is generated by an underwater earthquake.
Did the 1906 earthquake cause a tsunami if yes where?
No, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 did not cause a tsunami.
What was the cause of the Japanese tsunami in 2011?
An earthquake caused the tsunami!
Did the earthquake in japan occur at the same time as the tsunami?
No, the earthquake in the ocean cause the water to make the tsunami
Why tsunami happened in Japan?
The tsunami in Japan occurred because when the tectonic plates under ground move they cause an earthquake. Sometimes an earthquake can cause a tsunami from shaking underwater.
Did the Haitian earthquake cause a tsunami?
yes
Did the 1985 earthquake in Mexico cause a tsunami?
No.
Can an earthquake with a low magnitude cause a tsunami?
No
Did Tohoku earthquake cause tsunami?
yes!
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.
How are volcanoes earthquakes and tsunamis related?
A volcanic eruption can cause an earthquake and an earthquake underwater can cause a tsunami.
What was the cause of tyhe 2004 tsunami?
Underwater earthquake
What event happens underwater to cause tsunami?
Earthquake
