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Threats from the Sea Bed.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- One Planet, One Ocean
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oceanography.
- Environmental Science.
- Natural disasters.
- Geophysical features.
- Submarines.
- Earthquakes.
- Landslides.
- Tsunamis.
- Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, March 11, 2011.
- Sumatra Island.
- Japan.
- Local Subjects:
- Oceanography.
- Environmental Science.
- Natural disasters.
- Geophysical features.
- Submarines.
- Earthquakes.
- Landslides.
- Tsunamis.
- Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, March 11, 2011.
- Sumatra Island.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- Lecture/presentation
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (8 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : SDG Academy, 2016.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- What is a tsunami and how does it occur? 80 percent of tsunamis are produced when earthquakes displace the sea floor, and the rest are from underwater landslides. There are experiments being done now to predict where tsunamis are forming. Examples include famous landslides and tsunamis. To produce a tsunami, the sea bed has to be moved, which means that the epicenter was very shallow.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2026).
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