Earthquake Glossary - tsunamigenic

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tsunamigenic
Tsunamigenic is referring to those earthquakes, commonly along major subduction-zone plate boundaries such as those bordering the Pacific Ocean, that can generate tsunamis.
(Image from Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology, U.S. Geological Survey)