Mechanism of Formation of

Earth Quacks/Tsunami
 msg; yrh
we;=,; yrh m
lfnd,a, %djrkh

~3.3 g/cm3
~2.8 g/cm3

Differentiated
Earth 5.517 g/cm3
 Present-day Plates

Pete W. Sloss, NOAA-NESDIS-NGDC

Generation of a Tsunami

Fig. 18.19
 The propagation of the Ts unam i W ave

(Ge ne ration, m ove m e nt as a re lative ly low am plitude wave

in de e p wate r and the build up ne ar the coas tline )
(Source: Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington)
Origin

Wave Propagation

Vt (m/s)= (gxh)
Richter scale- rsÄgrA udmdxlh

Fig. 18.11
Richter Magnitude Versus Energy
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