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A news bulletin reports a powerful earthquake 200 kilometers off the coast of California. Hours later, there's no sign of any tsunami anywhere on the West Coast. Why not?
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VerifiedNot all earthquakes produce a tsunami. Tsunamis are only formed when the earthquake occurred beneath the ocean and caused the displacement of the seafloor. Moreover, there has to be at least a magnitude-7 earthquake. It is possible that the following conditions are not met, particularly the uplifting of the ocean floor, which is why there is no sign of a tsunami.
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