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The size of the explosion doesn't really scale with it - it's the size of moved earth that determines the power in the tsunami. So the power of the landslide or
by kzrdude 5y ago
The size of the explosion doesn't really scale with it - it's the size of moved earth that determines the power in the tsunami. So the power of the landslide or moving seabed, if I understand correctly.
See also the description of the generation of the 2004 tsunami: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami#Tsunami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_a...