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There are two ways:
1) By generating a sea wave called a tsunami, which when entering shallower water can become a towering mass of water that washes away coastal communities and can even reach several miles inland.
2) By releasing vast amounts of floodwaters from rivers and lakes, through the destruction of dams or natural barriers. In several notable disasters, quakes triggered landslides that shoved huge quantities of water out of deep lakes or reservoirs, washing away entire towns downstream. Volcanic activity is sometimes related to this type of quake.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoi think is because of the plates hit together and spreads to the bottom of the sea floor it creates a rippled reaction which creates a big wave and that's how it works
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Do tsunamis cause earthquakes?
Earthquakes are one (but not the only) cause of tsunamis.
How do convergent and transform boundaries cause earthquakes?
It can cause earthquakes, volcanoes, oceanic trenches, mountains, tsunamis, and subduction.
Are earthquakes and volcanoes related?
Earthquakes can cause a volcano to erupt.
All faults will cause earthquakes?
It all depends on how big the fault is, bigger ones will cause bigger earthquakes, while smaller, or small ones may cause no earthquake at all.
Why does a tsunami follow a earthquakes?
earthquakes normally cause tsunamis to occur
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.
Why does it flood after earthquakes?
it doesn't always happen but if the earthquake was underwater two it would cause a tsunami ( a really big wave) and flood the city/town.
Do all earthquakes have a flood?
Not all. Only if an earthquake happens in a country where it is located by water; then the earthquake can cause disturbance to that body of water.
The causes of flood?
heavey rain and earthquakes
Do lightning cause Earthquakes?
No, lightning does not cause earthquakes.
What is best to describe flood forest fire earthquakes?
Floods, forest fires, and earthquakes are referred to as natural disasters.
Do earthquakes have a geologic meteorological or human cause?
Earthquakes have a geological cause.
Do tsunamis cause earthquakes?
Earthquakes are one (but not the only) cause of tsunamis.
How can being a gay cause earthquakes?
Being gay cannot cause earthquakes.
Do badgers cause earthquakes?
No. See the related question below for what does cause earthquakes.
What did grove Gilbert discover about earthquakes?
He saw that faults were a major cause cause of earthquakes
Can you cause earthquakes?
Yes. The actions of people can cause earthquakes with detonation of explosives or nuclear weapons.
