How do landslides, volcanic eruptions and cosmic collisions generate tsunamis?
– Any disturbance that displaces a large water mass from its equilibrium position can generate a tsunami. Generally tsunamis caused by landslides or volcanic eruptions dissipate more quickly than Pacific-wide tsunamis caused by some earthquakes and rarely affect coastlines distant from the source. See also: Tsunami the Great Waves or Tsunami! at the University of Washington * How do landslides, volcanic eruptions and cosmic collisions generate tsunamis? – Any disturbance that displaces a large water mass from its equilibrium position can generate a tsunami. Generally tsunamis caused by landslides or volcanic eruptions dissipate more quickly than Pacific-wide tsunamis caused by some earthquakes and rarely affect coastlines distant from the source. See also: Tsunami the Great Waves or Tsunami! at the University of Washington * How do tsunamis differ from other water waves? – Tsunami waves are shallow-water waves with long periods and wave lengths. (A wave is classified a shallow-water wa
