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How did tectonic plate movement cause the Indian ocean tsunami?

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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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