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submarine earthquake
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Submarine earthquake
A
submarine
,
undersea
, or
underwater earthquake
is an
earthquake
that occurs
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
Richter scale
and the intensity can be assigned using the
Mercalli intensity scale
.
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