Megatsunami

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title: Megatsunami
text: A megatsunami is a very large wave created by a large, sudden displacement of material into a body of water. Megatsunamis have different features from ordinary tsunamis. Ordinary tsunamis are caused by underwater tectonic activity and therefore occur along plate boundaries and as a result of earthquakes and the subsequent rise or fall in the sea floor that displaces a volume of water. Ordinary tsunamis exhibit shallow waves in the deep waters of the open ocean that increase dramatically in heigh
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description: Very large wave created by a large, sudden displacement of material into a body of water
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatsunami
date created: 2003-06-01T09:17:14Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T19:07:14Z
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