A tsunami is created when a lot of water is moved. The movement of water causes a large movement of enormous waves. The most dangerous is the elevation.

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A tsunami is created when a lot of water is moved. The movement of water causes a large movement of enormous waves. The most dangerous is the elevation of the water and the amount of water moved. Creation of a tsunami

What can cause a tsunami? An important earthquake of magnitude 6.3 (or more +++) can cause it. The tsunami goes very fast and it doesn’t go very far on the ground. Creation of a tsunami

The movement of the water provokes a movement of tall waves on a distance of hundreds or thousands of kilometres. Creation of a tsunami

In 2004, in the Indian Ocean, people were killed because of a tsunami. The majority of the victims lived in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India.

Alert!!!!!!!!! Few hours Computer system At a few kilometres (short distance)

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