Submarine earthquake
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title:
Submarine earthquake
text:
A submarine, undersea, or underwater earthquake is an earthquake that occurs underwater at the bottom of a body of water, especially an ocean. They are the leading cause of tsunamis. The magnitude can be measured scientifically by the use of the moment magnitude scale and the intensity can be assigned using the Mercalli intensity scale. Understanding plate tectonics helps to explain the cause of submarine earthquakes. The Earth's surface or lithosphere comprises tectonic plates which average app
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Earthquake that occurs under a body of water, especially an ocean
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_earthquake
date created:
2007-01-24T03:45:47Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T14:09:29Z
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