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Yes, and that is sometimes, how Tsunamis' are formed.

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Are there earthquakes in the water?

Earthquakes IN the water? No. Earthquakes UNDER the water, yes - underwater earthquakes cause most of the Tsunamis, including the one that hit Indonesia a couple of years ago. Yes There are earthquakes under the water; many of them start there.


Can earthquakes happen under water?

Yes, earthquakes can happen underwater. When an earthquake occurs beneath the ocean, it can cause a tsunami if the magnitude is strong enough to displace a significant amount of water. Underwater earthquakes are monitored by seismologists to assess the potential risk of tsunamis.


How does the birth of a tidal wave begin?

they start by small earthquakes under water


Can earthquakes happen underwater?

Of course! In fact, underwater earthquakes are a major cause of tsunamis.


How many earthquakes happen in water?

The plates under the ocean moves which causes the water to have shock waves.


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.


How do tsunamis and earthquakes relate?

Tsunamis are earthquakes made by volcanoes under water and when the eartquake happens by the teptonic plates rubbing together, the water goes blaistic and groups up and goes everywhere. I think, lol.


How are earthquakes created in the water?

They are not. Earthquakes at sea occur in the sea bed under the water, the same as they do on any part of the land. Sometimes this sudden movement will cause enough of the seabed to shift so as to cause a tsunami.


How does tsunami events happen?

earthquakes that take place under water create a giant, deadly series of waves


What are the causes of tsunami and steps taken to prevent the disasters?

tsunamis are often caused by earthquakes, under the water and on land.


Do earthquakes begin in the ocean?

No between your mother's legs everytime she closes them.


What are the predictions for earthquakes?

All can i can say is stay under the table until the earthquakes is over