Tsunamis are caused when earthquake occurs in ______________.
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Most tsunami are caused by large earthquakes on the sea floor when slabs of rock move past each other suddenly, causing the overlying water to move. The resulting waves move away from the source of the earthquake event.
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These usually occur in regions of the earth characterized by tectonic subduction along tectonic plate boundaries ... Most tsunamis are generated by shallow , great earthquakes at subduction zone . more than 80 % of the world's tsunamis occur in the Pacific along its Ring of fire subduction zones.
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