What Word Describes A Seismic Sea Wave Caused By An Underwater Earthquake?
The word you are looking for is ‘Tsunami’ as it is this word that describes the phenomenon described in your question. The word is of Japanese origin and the reason for which it has been taken from that language is that in Japan, the phenomenon is quite common and the Japanese people were the first to coin the term and from there it has taken the route of the world. As the definition of the term is already being conveyed, we should talk of the implications of this phenomenon on human being as it is considered as among the deadliest natural disasters that can happen to human being. We can take the example of the tsunami that has hit south Asia in recent years. In the country of Sri Lanka is has brought enormous catastrophe and some other countries are also badly affected which include Indonesia and Thailand.
