A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by a displacement of a large volume of water like an ocean or a big lake.

Tsunamis have a small amplitude in the deep ocean and a large amplitude when approaching the coast

A tsunami can be caused by two Tsunami can be generated by landslides and factors:
earthquakes

The principal cause of a tsunami is the displacement of a volume of water or perturbation of the sea. This displacement of water is usually related to earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, glacier calving, etc..

Now I will show you a video to see how a tsunami is

 The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was an undersea mega thrust earthquake on December 26, 2004, with an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake made a series of tsunamis along the coasts of most continents in the Indian Ocean, killing thousands of people in fourteen different countries, and flooded coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters high. It was one of the biggest disaster in history.

Diagram of the earthquake epicenter and the affected countries.

 The earthquake affected the shape of the Earth. The shape of the Earth varied, making the earth more round. However, all changes are too small to be seen without instruments. The earthquake also decreased the length of day in 6.8 microseconds, so that the planet rotates a little faster than he did before.

-> Sri Lanka; -> India; -> Indonesia; -> Thailand; -> Malaysia; -> Maldives; ->
Bangladesh.

 My wife and my eldest daughter were in our hotel room on the first floor, when a monster wave came in the window. I could hear them screaming and two village men came running to help but the floor split into two, leaving cracks in between and my wife's leg got stuck inside. My wife was pulling my daughter's skirt to keep her alive and away from the wave. We got out safely and went to Chennai, but it was a miraculous escape. Rahul Thiagarajan, Chennai, India

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