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How do EQ cause tsunami?
http://geology.com/articles/tsunami-geology.shtml
Tsunami causes
Unless there is an underwater landslide, strike-
slip EQ WILL NOT cause tsunami
Most tsunami generated by subduction zones
Chile,
Alaska,
Japan,
Cascadia,
Philippines,
New Zealand
Tsunami wavelength
Long wavelengths (over 100 km)
Periods longer than 1 hour
316,800 ft = 60 miles
Tsunami wave speed
Alaska to CA 4 to 7 hrs
Alaska to Hawaii 4 to 6 hrs
Chile to Hawaii 14 to 15 hrs
Chile to Japan 22 to 33 hrs
Tsunami wave speed
v = speed ~ gd
Generated by
wind or seismic
activity
Often swimming
pools experience
a seiche during
EQ
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/glossary.php?term=seiche
Seiche potential in Lake
Tahoe
Scientists at UNR have determinsed the
seiches have occurred on Lake Tahoe in
the past
Low probability – on average once every
2000 to 3000 years