Friday 15 May 2015

Countries with a high risk of tsunamis




90% of tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean and Indonesia. This is because the Pacific Rim bordering the Ocean has a large number of active submarine earthquake zones. Tsunamis have also occurred in the Mediterranean Sea.  Four out of every 5 tsunamis that happen occur in the region called the Ring of Fire. This region that rings the Pacific Ocean basis has some of the most active plate boundaries in the world. If a major earthquake happens here is it will definitely be strong enough to cause a tsunamis.


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