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GROUP 2
LEADER:
KENNETH FETILUNA
MEMBERS:
EURICAH AIRAH LABISTE
DENISE ANNE ROBLE
RONALYN PEREZ
REBECCA EUNICE TANYU
SANDRA ESTRADA
ROZABETH HAYA
MICKAELA JANE GABUTAN
HOW EARTHQUAKE
GENERATES
TSUNAMI?
 EARTHQUAKE
An earthquake (also known as
a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the
surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden
release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that
creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in
size from those that are so weak that they cannot be
felt to those violent enough to toss people around
and destroy whole cities. The seismicity, or seismic
activity, of an area is the frequency, type and size of
earthquakes experienced over a period of time. The
word tremor is also used for non-earthquake seismic
rumbling.
 TSUNAMI
TSUNAMI
A tsunami occurs when a large body of water,
such as an ocean or sea, experiences
displacement that causes a long-wavelength
wave of water to reach the shore. The most
common cause of a tsunami is an underwater
earthquake, but they can also be caused by
other events, such as a volcano or underwater
landslide. Tsunamis often occur without any
warning, but monitoring stations in some areas
of the world now allow scientists to issue tsunami
warnings when conditions that could cause a
tsunami are present.
A tsunami is a devastating natural
phenomena that often strikes without
warning. They most frequently stem from
underwater earthquakes, which cause a
change in the ocean floor that impacts
the surface water for miles around. Not
all earthquakes cause tsunamis,
however. Understanding how tsunamis
form after an earthquake helps scientists
predict whether one will be generated by
a particular tremor.
Tsunamis can be generated when the sea floor
abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the
overlying water. Tectonic earthquakes are a
particular kind of earthquake that are associated
with the earth's crustal deformation; when these
earthquakes occur beneath the sea, the water
above the deformed area is displaced from its
equilibrium position. Waves are formed as the
displaced water mass, which acts under the
influence of gravity, attempts to regain its
equilibrium. When large areas of the sea floor
elevate or subside, a tsunami can be created.
Large vertical movements of the
earth's crust can occur at plate
boundaries. Plates interact along
these boundaries called faults. Around
the margins of the Pacific Ocean, for
example, denser oceanic plates slip
under continental plates in a process
known as subduction. Subduction
earthquakes are particularly effective
in generating tsunamis.