The most common underwater causes of tsunami are earthquakes and volcanoes. The event causes a large column of water to be displaced and moved out from the source. See the related question about the causes of tsunami for more detail about this question and about other causes of tsunami that may not start underwater.
Earthquake
Earthquake
A tsunami happens when a fault or underwater earthquake happens. Hope you found this info useful.
when there is a earthquake or landslide underwater
Water displacement due to physical land movement causing an underwater wave in a ripple effect. A underwater wave is different from a regular wind driven surface wave in effect because when the underwater wave reach shallow waters it is forced up by forward motion causing a tsunami.
Earthquake
Earthquake
a tsunami wave
the answer is yes,it can.
Japan
Underwater earthquake
Yes, a small shift underwater is the cause of a tsunami.
An earthquake is responsible 'cause underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis.
The tsunami in Japan occurred because when the tectonic plates under ground move they cause an earthquake. Sometimes an earthquake can cause a tsunami from shaking underwater.
A tsunami happens when a fault or underwater earthquake happens. Hope you found this info useful.
A tsunami happens after an abrupt movement of the ocean floor. The most common causes are from earthquakes and underwater landslides.
A volcanic eruption can cause an earthquake and an earthquake underwater can cause a tsunami.