why the tsunami happent why why?
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Tsunamis are caused by an underwater earthquake, a volcanic eruption, an sub-marine rockslide, or, more rarely, by an asteroid or meteoroid crashing into in the water from space. Most tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes, but not all underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis - an earthquake has to be over about magnitude 6.75 on the Richter scale for it to cause a tsunami. About 90 percent of all tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean.
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Obviously it was one of the greatest and more damaging natural dis tasters in modern history. It decimated local populations and devastated local industries such as tourism, fishing, etc. You can do a Yahoo! search for "Tsunami video" and you will get a physical look at what it actually looked liked coming in from the sea.
651961
Even the tilt of the Earth is messed up from that tsunami.. Where I live, I noticed the sun and moon's rising/setting patterns of changed immensely.
60681
If tectonic plates move underwater it is possible to get a Tsunami (Means harbour Wave in Japanese) anywhere assuming the conditions are right.\nGenerally Tectonic plate shifts have to occur in the up/down motion (Regional uplift or subsidence) to cause a Tsunami. Once the underwater wave hits shallow water it will raise the sealevel due to the force of the underwater wave causing a Tsunami.\n\nThe West coast of the US would be at most risk from a Tsunami due to the Pacific rim being a hot bed of Tectonic  plate activity, in fact they already have a Pacific Tsunami early warning system (USGS).\n\nI am no expert but have seen countless documentaries and read books on the subject.
628507
lol. there is absolutley no way. Tsunamis are usually triggered by earthquakes. and as of now or possibly ever, we wont be able to predict earthquakes. Tsunamis arent diseases you care reduce the risk of by washing your hands or eating apples. it is a force of nature. not even less global warming like with hurricanes can cure tsunamis. NO POSSIBLE WAY. just move away from the coast is your best shot if you are very araid. but they rarely happen.
685237
Underwater earthquakes cause Tsunamis. Not god you braindead christian nitwit!
80822
the question is vague..... u need to put a lil details so that we can answer according to wat u need.\notherwise the above answer is all about natural disasters.. floods, earthquakes, volcano erruption, n bla bla bla....
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Most earthquakes are causally related to compressional or tensional stresses built up at the margins of the huge moving lithospheric plates that make up the earth's surface (see lithosphere). The immediate cause of most shallow earthquakes is the sudden release of stress along a fault, or fracture in the earth's crust, resulting in movement of the opposing blocks of rock past one another. These movements cause vibrations to pass through and around the earth in wave form, just as ripples are generated when a pebble is dropped into water. Volcanic eruptions, rockfalls, landslides, and explosions can also cause a quake, but most of these are of only local extent. Shock waves from a powerful earthquake can trigger smaller earthquakes in a distant location hundreds of miles away if the geologic conditions are favorable.
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earthquakes occur when the tectonic plates that cover the earth noticably shift. These movements can also form volcanoes and trenches
1119464
surfed a tsunami? dude thats like impossible. but we watched this movie on tsunamis in school and once this fishing boat in japan i think road in on one and survived.. they ended up landing in like a forest though.
501134
Huracaine is a cyclic movement of the air caused by a depression in the atmosphere, usually it picks up speed on water and slows down as it gets inland. A tsunami is a tidal wave caused by an earth quake. Usually the epicenter of the earth quake is in the middle of the ocean, but there have been cases where the epicenter was along the coast and it still caused giant waves to come crashing.
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On the average, two tsunamis occur per year throughout the world which inflict damage near the source.\nApproximately every 15 years a destructive, ocean-wide tsunami occurs.
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In essence eveything's floating as the earth's core is liquid.\n\nThe earth's surface is made up of a series of tectonic plates which float about and bump into each other (earthquakes).  Where these plates meet each other are what are known as fault lines, the San Andreas Fault being one such.  The Asian tsunami was the result of two such plates that had been pushing into each other for many years until the force between them was so great that one plate sprung upwards like a giant spring.\n\nOver millions of years these plates have moved huge distances and continents have drifted apart or been pushed together.  If you look at maps showing the world as it would have been say 1 million years ago it's very different to how it is now.  Likewise, in another million years it will be very different from the world as we know it.
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Because the ocean is fricking huge.  The electricity dissipates.  So if you happen to be swimming nearby, you'll probably get fried a bit, but if you're miles away, you won't even notice.
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earthquakes happen because the earth plates are always moving , sometimes they move gently and we cant even feel them but sometimes they move violently causing a earthquake also they are the reason we have volcanos ....
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The last years Tsunami was cause by the 2 plates breaking underneath the Phi Phi islands @ 8 15am. It caused the ground to rise up to 40 feet for 750 miles, which  cause an earthquake of 9.5 on the scale. They are predicting that the next country to be hit with a Tsunami is Samaliya.  And US is next... Oregon, Washington and all NW states, BEWARE.  AMERICA'S TSUNAMI, ARE WE NEXT? When they cannot predict, however, they say it might be in the next 1000 years or it might happen tommorow.
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Tsunamis and hurricanes are some of the most devastating and ruinous natural diasters known to man, necxt to earthquakes.\nWe saw how strongly tsunamis can effect developing countries when the 2004 tsunami hit. not only did it kill many people, it also destroyed homes and left people hungry and shivering all over that area. Hurricanes also have a huge effect on such countries- there was a hurricane a few years ago that destroyed a small part of India, including a bridge that fell and took some lifes with it.\nAs for developed countries, tsunamis have a lttle less effect on them- the US has monitors all along it's shores to warn it against tsunamis, thus making the number of injured/ killed people during tsunamis drop. As for hurricanes, we all heard about Katrina, and how it destroyed a large part of the southern USA, including New Orleans.\nThese disasters also have a very big impact on a countries political, social and economics. After a natural diaster strikes, the political part of a country is sometimes shattered, because everyone blames the president or prime minister for not warning people in time. Also, the government has to drop everything and start helping people in the country, and also find a way to stop future disasters. as for an impact ona countrie's social standards, we saw how the US came to the help of the people who were injured or left homeless after the tsunami, and this helps a country find out who are its friends, and who's not.  As for economic, the repairs for the country  cost a fortune, so that not all countries can afford to fix everything. also, after katrina hit, the oil prices soared up, something that affects countries all over the world.\nIn conclusion, we see that these natural disasters are still very hard to control, even for a very developed country like the Usa, and the results are always devastating.