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underwater at the bottom of a body of water, especially an ocean. They are the
leading cause of tsunamis. The magnitude can be measured scientifically by the use
of the moment magnitude scale and the intensity can be assigned using the Mercalli
intensity scale.
As with a continental earthquake the severity of the damage is not often caused by
the earthquake at the rift zone, but rather by events which are triggered by the
earthquake. Where a continental earthquake will cause damage and loss of life on
land from fires, damaged structures, and flying objects; a submarine earthquake
alters the seabed, resulting in a series of waves, and depending on the length and
magnitude of the earthquake, tsunami, which bear down on coastal cities causing
property damage and loss of life.
Contents [hide]
1 Tectonic plate boundaries
1.1 Convergent plate boundary
1.2 Transform plate boundary
1.3 Divergent plate boundary
2 List of major submarine earthquakes
3 See also
4 References
Tectonic plate boundaries[edit]