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Two plates, the Indian plate and the burma plate (a section of the eurasian plate), slipped, forcing the Indian plate underneath the burma plate, as the Indian plate had a thiner crust and less buoyancy (floatation) than the burma plate. This caused the burma plate to move upward pushing vast amounts of water up, causing the tsunami.
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How does the movement of tectonic plates cause deformation in rocks?
the plate tectonics can have contact with one another and cause earthquakes, and tsunami's
How does movement in tectonic plates cause deformation in rocks?
the plate tectonics can have contact with one another and cause earthquakes, and tsunami's
Which two natural disasters are commonly associated with the movement of tectonic plates?
Earthquakes and volcanoes. Earthquakes may also cause tsunami.
What is a type of boundary that will cause a tsunami?
A subduction zone boundary, where one tectonic plate is forced below another, can cause a tsunami when there is a sudden movement resulting in the displacement of a large volume of water. This can trigger a tsunami, with the potential to generate destructive waves.
Why tsunami happened in Japan?
The tsunami in Japan occurred because when the tectonic plates under ground move they cause an earthquake. Sometimes an earthquake can cause a tsunami from shaking underwater.
What was the cause of the tsunami in Japan?
The cause of the tsunami was an earthquake that scored 8.9 on the rictor scale was that of the tectonic plates shifted under Japan, and caused the tragedy.
What do you call the plates that cause tsunami's?
They are called tectonic plates. See the related question below for more information about the causes of tsunami.
What kind of disaster that tectonic plates cause?
well that's easy volcanoes,earthquacke's and tsunami's
What activities can cause earthquake?
The movement of tectonic plates.
What is the cause of most earthquakes?
the movement of tectonic or lithoshereic plates
What 5 steps cause an earthquake?
Tectonic Plates, Volcano eruption, tsunami, and thats all i can think of soz ....
How plate tectonic causes tsunami?
Sometimes when plates move alongside or toward each other, great amounts of potential energy are stored in the plate boundaries. This is eventually released in the form of an earthquake. A very large undersea earthquake can cause a tsunami.
