Scientists who study earthquakes and their aftershocks are still learning more about their effects.
Tsunamis can be devastating natural disasters — destroying homes and nuclear power plants and leaving thousands of deaths in their wake. In some cases, entire villages are wiped off the face of the Earth with little trace.
Earthquakes usually occur due to the movement of tectonic plates. “Tsunamis are caused by any sudden movements of the seafloor or the lake floor,” says Kate Clark, a coastal earthquake geologist at GNS Science, a crown research institute in New Zealand.
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