In the recent major earthquake in japan why were the tsunamis so small?

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In the recent major earthquake in japan why were the tsunamis so small?

earlier similar earthquakes have been know to create huge tsunamis in the past decade.

2006-11-19 09:16:08 · 2 answers · asked by ramon_zrt 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Because the underground didn't shift as drastically as it did in the big one.

2006-11-19 09:21:23 · answer #1 · answered by FireBug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

There are several criteria that causes the tsunami. please visit my slide show at
http://asia.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/quake

The magnitude of earthquakes, depth of focus,types of tectonic plate shifts are all the limiting factors.

2006-11-19 17:32:03 · answer #2 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋