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Earthquakes don't generate tsunamis - a tsunami is caused by different atmospheric pressure systems coming together. An underwater earthquake would generate a tidal wave, which is caused by the water displaced by the earthquake.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoUnderwater earthquakes are formed when two or more tectonic plates collide at sea, causing fault lines to slide. Underwater earthquakes also cause tsunamis as they force the water to push up, creating series of small tsunamis that continue to get bigger until they hit very shallow water or land; Unless of course it continues to travel at sea without striking either of these for a long period of time and slowly die down.
Most likely like regular earthquakes. The whole earth is like divided into many many tectonics plates. And when one moves and collides with another, an earthquake is formed.
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∙ 12y agosame as if it happened on land. the tectonic plates move a substantial amount and then it just happeneds
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∙ 9y agoan earthquake occurs when two tectonic plates grind against eachother to for the earth to
shake.
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∙ 15y agoA earthquke is formed when tectonic plates slide past one another with a great amount of friction resulting in the ground shaking.
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∙ 12y agoearthquakes are formed when the earths boundaries over lap or cross another
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∙ 11y agowhen the techtonic plates shift.
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What is formed when two crustal plates collide what surface feature is created?
earthquakes
What is the connection between mountains and plate boundaries?
mountains are usually formed on plate boundaries because earthquakes happen at plate boundaries. earthquakes can form mountains.
What waves from an earthquakes are known as these?
Mountains formed from the buildup of volcanic lava often take this shape
Why earthquakes common in the belt of young fold mountains?
because this are the young mountains that recently formed in the earth.
What forms at a convergent boundary?
A convergent boundary is a place where two plates collide, which can form earthquakes from the impact, and volcanoes. Mountains can also be formed by this process. The Himalayas were formed like this.
How are stunami's formed?
They are formed by earthquakes under the in the oceon.
What has formed at the Nazca plate?
Earthquakes
What has formed the Nazca plate?
Earthquakes
How was the Canadian Badlands formed?
They form by earthquakes
How do the cracks in the ground formed by earthquakes close?
their not the cracks gets formed when fatasses be jumping on them
How are earthquakes formed?
a collapse earthquake is formed by whatever makes the rest of the volcanoes form...
How were the galty mountains formed?
earthquakes and vocanoes and faults!
How were formed Galty mountains?
earthquakes and vocanoes and faults!
How are collapse earthquakes formed?
a collapse earthquake is formed by whatever makes the rest of the volcanoes form...
How was Mt McKinly formed?
Earthquakes and erosion, I would expect.
Can you have earthquakes under water?
Yes, and that is sometimes, how Tsunamis' are formed.
What a large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquakes?
canyon
