Tsunami Diagram
By Earthquake Hazards Program
2021 (approx.)
![Diagram of a right triangle representing land and a blue sqiggly line representing a sea wave](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/TSUNAMI.gif?itok=CRovd5W4)
Detailed Description
A tsunami is a sea wave of local or distant origin that results from large-scale seafloor displacements associated with large earthquakes, major submarine slides, or exploding volcanic islands.