Tsunamis are generated primarily by large vertical displacements of the seafloor (typically from megathrust subduction earthquakes) beneath the ocean; earthquakes of similar magnitude occurring under continental interiors do not displace a water column and therefore do not generate tsunamis.
Tsunami generation requires a large-magnitude earthquake (typically greater than magnitude 8) that produces significant vertical displacement of the seafloor beneath the ocean, which in turn...
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