When an underwater earthquake occurs, the waves move upward but are lowered by gravity. That results in the waves moving sidewards. Then why don't tsunamis occur in all directions? According to ancient records, underwater earthquake occur and a tsunami is created but it only has a particular direction. Why?
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Friday’s earthquake off Mexico was the largest in that region in over a century, and will add pressure to a region already being battered by several other natural disasters.
The earthquake occurred off the west coast of southern Mexico 69 km below the surface, with a magnitude of 8.1, making it the largest earthquake worldwide since 2015, when a magnitude 8.4 generated a tsunami off the coast of Chile.
It will be some time before we know the full extent of the earthquake damage in Mexico. Recent assessments recorded more than 60 deaths and significant damage.
The earthquake also generated a tsunami with a series of waves over one metre high striking the Mexico coast over a period of more than six hours.
The wave travelled west across the Pacific Ocean towards New Zealand, but initial warnings triggered for that country have now been cancelled.
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it's because of the surface tension