Tsunamis

Tsunamis- results of underwater earthquake- Tidal Wave

   Actually s and p waves traveling from the focus

   P wave does damage since s wave disappears right away.

 

Damage done by a tsunami is not just water- it is the also the large

Amount of sediment that washes up and the huge amount of

Erosion that exists as the water washes everything away.

 

 

Typically we can be warned of a tsunami because the earthquake

Occurs and we can expect a tidal wave to come once we

Determine that the epicenter is below the water.