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§Initial
size of a tsunami:
Amount
of vertical sea floor deformation is the main factor, which determines
the initial size of a tsunami. This is controlled by the earthquake's
magnitude, depth, fault characteristics and coincident slumping of
sediments or secondary faulting.
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§Size
of a tsunami along the coast:
Other features which influence the size of a tsunami along the coast are
the shoreline and bathymetric configuration, the velocity of the sea
floor deformation, the water depth near the earthquake source, and the
efficiency which energy is transferred from the earth's crust to the
water column.
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