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A large wave, like a tsunami, can be produced.
Three-quarters of the earth's surface is covered with water. Most earthquakes therefor occur underwater. At such moment enormous waves are often formed. these waves are also called tsunamis.
Earthquakes are caused by the slipping of rock under the crust. the waves still travel on the ground, as they would above water, but the waves would cause a tsumai to happen.
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What is a underwater earthquake?
An underwater earthquake is when an earthquake happens under water that makes a big wave happen and kills lots of people.
What is the weakest earthquake recorded?
Many tsunamis occur every day. There are hundreds of earthquakes every day in the world and most of them take place under the water. Some tsunamis are not even measurable.
Why does the water level rise after tsunami?
An under water earthquake precedes a tsunami. Earthquake causes seismic waves which set up the water in motion with a large force. This causes a tsunami.
Can earthquakes happen under water?
Yes, many earthquakes occur under the ocean which is generally in water.
What happens when an earthquake takes place underwater?
Earthquakes are caused by the slipping of rock under the crust. The waves still travel on the ground, as they would above water, but the waves would cause a tsumai to happen.
What is produced when a major earthquake happens under water?
A tsunami occurs
What is a underwater earthquake?
An underwater earthquake is when an earthquake happens under water that makes a big wave happen and kills lots of people.
What happens to sea waves when an earthquake is generated?
Sometimes a tsunami can occur after an earthquake has taken place. You can know when a tsunami will occur by the way the water reacts at a beach near the ocean. The water will start to pull away from the beach faster than a tide will. When this happens, the tsunami is about to strike.
Why would an earthquake occur?
Water
What is a submarine earthquake?
it is a under water earthquake
What events happen under water to cause a tsunami?
Basically, its an earthquake under water.
How do tsunamis accure?
Tsunamis occur when tech tonic plates under the oceans surface move and shift places causing a movement in the water and drawing all the water back, and then straight forward to the shore wiping out every thing in its path.an earthquake under the ocean accurs and makes the plates under the ocean and causes massive waves to surrounds the following countries around where the earthquake took place.^this was answered by a 13 year old.
Can a earthquake cause a tsunami?
Earthquakes happen under the sea sometimes. This will have the effect of shaking the sea. If you have a bowl of water and shake it, you will get waves in the bowl. That is what happens when an earthquake occurs under the sea and why we get tsunamis caused by earthquakes.
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
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.
Do oil spills on occur in water?
It can occur on top of the water or under water.
When an earthquake occurs under water what are the results?
tsunami
