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Tsunami Earthquake

A tsunami earthquake can be defined as an undersea earthquake for which the surface wave magnitude m s differs markedly from the moment magnitude m w because the former is calculated from surface waves with a period of about 20 seconds whereas the latter is a measure of the total energy release at all frequencies. A magnitude 77 earthquake struck tuesday about 80 miles from jamaica shaking people in the caribbean and as far away as miami.

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Thrust earthquakes as opposed to strike slip are far more likely to generate tsunamis but small tsunamis have occurred in a few cases from large ie m8 strike slip earthquakes.

Tsunami earthquake. Although earthquake magnitude is one factor that affects tsunami generation there are other important factors to consider. The tsunami that was triggered by a magnitude 81 earthquake on april 1 2007 in the solomon islands caused significant damage and loss of life. The earthquake must be a shallow marine event that displaces the seafloor.

Watch tsunami waves from a 90 earthquake hit the pacific northwest in new simulation videos by kurt schlosser on august 28 2019 at 243 pm august 29 2019 at 952 am comments share 742 tweet. In the hopes that disasters such as this can be avoided in the future we attempt to understand the mechanism and impact of this tsunami. A powerful magnitude 77 earthquake has struck in the sea south of cuba shaking a vast area from mexico to florida and beyond but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.

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