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Tsunami is/are caused due to following reason?

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Earthquake
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Volcanic eruption
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Underwater landslide
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Solution

The correct options are
A Earthquake
B Volcanic eruption
C Underwater landslide
The word Tsunami comes from the Japanese language which means tidal wave.

A tsunami is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater landslide and other underwater explosions under water can cause a tsunami.

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