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Q: When an earthquake occurs under water what are the results?
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What is produced when a major earthquake happens under water?

A tsunami occurs


What is most likely to result when a large earthquake occurs under water?

A tsunami


What wave is a wave of energy produced at the focus of an earthquake?

A seismic wave. If the earthquake occurs under water, the seismic waves can produce waves in the water called tsunami.


What is a submarine earthquake?

it is a under water earthquake


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.


What events happen under water to cause a tsunami?

Basically, its an earthquake under water.


What is a tsunami made of?

water. it is an earthquake that results in a big wave


Why a tsunami can often follow an earthquake?

when a earthquake occurs, the plate tectonics rub together causing friction between the plates forcing the earth to shake. So when this happens, it can also happen under water. When the Plate tectonics shake under water... they uplift. Then the plate will then slip causing subsidence and releasing energy into water.. then that energy that is release is called the tsunami.


How does an earthquake make sea waves?

an earthquake's epicentre is under the plates and if the epicentre is near or under water, the vibrations will disturb the water and make waves or even tsunamis.


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.


Which waves of water is caused by an earthquake under the ocean?

tsunami


How does this tsuami event form?

it forms from an earthquake under water pushing the water upward.