EARTH SCIENCE
NATURAL HAZARDS
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in hot and dry forests
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near the sea
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at mountains or hills
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between the earth plates
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean and its marginal seas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tsunamis occur most often in the Pacific Ocean and Indonesia because the Pacific Rim bordering the Ocean has a large number of active submarine earthquake zones.
Detailed explanation-3: -A tsunami is a series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor. This force creates waves that radiate outward in all directions away from their source, sometimes crossing entire ocean basins.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tsunami hazard exist in all oceans and basins, but occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean. Tsunamis can occur anywhere and at any time because earthquakes cannot be accurately predicted.