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There are similar in the following ways:

  1. Both are a kind of natural calamity.
  2. Both cause loss of lives and property.
  3. Both can't be predicted till now.
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Tsunamis are triggered by earthquakes

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Do tsunamis cause earthquakes?

Earthquakes are one (but not the only) cause of tsunamis.


Why does a tsunami follow a earthquakes?

earthquakes normally cause tsunamis to occur


How do tsunamis and earthquakes happen?

God is mad


Why do tsunami's hit Japan?

This is because earthquakes and tremors are common in Japan. That triggers tsunamis to occur


Can earthquakes below the ocean cause tsunamis?

Yes.

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Are earthquakes related to tsunamis?

Yes. Most tsunamis are triggered by earthquakes.


Do tsunamis cause earthquakes?

Earthquakes are one (but not the only) cause of tsunamis.


Are earthquakes below the surface called tsunamis?

Mo, they are known as earthquakes but the earthquakes cause the tsunamis.


Are earthquakes related to landslides or tsunamis?

Earthquakes can trigger both landslides and tsunamis.


Why all tsunamis don't cause earthquakes?

Tsunamis do not not cause earthquakes at all. Tsunamis are usually the result of an undersea earthquake.


What are tsunamis triggered by?

Tsunamis are triggered by earthquakes due to vibrations.


Can energy be released in an earthquake that can cause landslides and tsunamis?

No, because earthquakes can cause landslides but not tsunamis in other words earthquakes under the ocean can lead to tsunamis


Why are tsunamis associated with earthquakes?

Well, earthquakes do cause tsunamis. But only underwater earthquakes. Plus, they have to be a transform plate boundary earthquake(caused by subduction).Any displacement of water will cause a tsunami. In short, some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis.


What may be triggered by submarine slides tsunamis liquefaction earthquakes?

tsunamis


What causes most tsunamis earthquakes a full moon a hurricane or a flood?

Of these things, earthquakes are the only ones that can cause tsunamis.


What was the epicentre of the recent big tsunami in Japan?

Tsunamis do not have epicentres. Earthquakes do. Sometimes, as in the case of Japan, earthquakes cause tsunamis.


Why do you got tsunamis?

earthquakes at sea