Sudden movement on a fault can cause a tsunami when:
A) a hurricane or cyclone is occurring
B) the fault suddenly uplifts or downdrops the seafloor
C) hot water trapped below the seafloor is released
D) a fault on land has a large displacement
E) none of these
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