Tsuna mi. What is a tsunami? It is a huge wave caused by an undersea earthquake

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Tsunami

What is a tsunami?

It is a huge wave caused by an undersea earthquake

What causes a tsunami?

Case Study: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

Date: 26th December 2004

Where? : Indian Ocean

Caused: when the Indio-Australian Plate subducted below the Eurasian Plate.

Magnitude: 9.1 on the Richter scale

Height of the wave: reached up to 15 meters when it approached the coast

Effects of the tsunami

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