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To: cuban leaf

quakes below 7.5 don’t usually make significant tsunami unless it triggers a big landslide into water


18 posted on 01/28/2020 11:36:00 AM PST by Mount Athos
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To: Mount Athos
Just a couple of points.

1. 7.5 can cause a tsunami if shallow enough, this is is 10 Km (5 miles) deep, indicating high potential for significant surface displacement

2. Nature of the fault movement. Thrust/subduction zones can create a lot of vertical displacement - doesn't need a land slide. In this case, the fault is a transform which results on more lateral and less vertical displacement.

75 posted on 01/28/2020 12:05:55 PM PST by Godzilla ( I just love the smell of COVFEFE in the morning . . . .)
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