GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Other factors such as earthquake shaking can also cause underwater landslides. These landslides can cause tsunamis that cause damage to coastal areas. These landslides are called submarine landslides.

Detailed explanation-2: -Landslides are common on inclined areas of the seafloor, particularly in environments where weak geologic materials such as rapidly deposited, finegrained sediment or fractured rock are subjected to strong environmental stresses such as earthquakes, large storm waves, and high internal pore pressures.

Detailed explanation-3: -New research finds large earthquakes can trigger underwater landslides thousands of miles away, weeks or months after the quake occurs.

Detailed explanation-4: -When an earthquake occurs, the transmission of seismic waves can cause shaking and vibration of ground surface. This often trigger the collapse of potential landslide areas, which is known as earthquake-induced landslide.

Detailed explanation-5: -Underwater (also called submarine) landslides rapidly shape the seafloor environment by transferring large quantities of sediment and rock downslope from the continental shelf into the deep ocean.