The most destructive wave in the ocean are tsunami, often wrongly called tidal wave.

They are not cause

by tides, but by natural disasters like underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruption, hurricanes and many
more. These disturbances cause the sea bed to move very quickly, which shifts a large amount of water
and disrupts the sea surface. A train of waves travels way from the source of disturbance. Tsunamis
travel extremely fast upto 500 mph (804.67 km/h0.

How do tsunamis occur due to natural disasters such as

earthquakes? Although earthquake magnitude is one factor that affects
tsunami generation, there are other important factors to consider. The
earthquake must be a shallow marine event that displaces the
seafloor.Magnitudes between 7.6 and 7.8. Earthquakes of this size might produce
destructive tsunamis, especially near the epicenter. At greater distances, small sea level
changes might be observed. Tsunamis capable of producing damage at great distances
are rare in the magnitude range. Earthquakes that generate tsunamis most often
happen where Earth’s tectonic plates converge, and the heavier plate dips
beneath the lighter one. Part of the seafloor snaps upward as the tension is
released. The entire column of seawater is pushed toward the surface, creating
an enormous bulge. As the water flattens out, giant ripples race outward

Paano naman nabubuo ang tsunami dahil sa Volcanic eruption?

Although relatively infrequent, violent volcanic eruptions represent also impulsive disturbances, which can

displace a great volume of water and generate extremely destructive tsunami waves in the immediate

source area. According to this mechanism, waves may be generated by the sudden displacement of water

caused by a volcanic explosion, by a volcano's slope failure, or more likely by a phreatomagmatic explosion

and collapse/engulfment of the volcanic magmatic chambers. One of the largest and most destructive

tsunamis ever recorded was generated in August 26, 1883 after the explosion and collapse of the volcano of

Krakatoa (Krakatau), in Indonesia. This explosion generated waves that reached 135 feet, destroyed coastal
towns and villages along the Sunda Strait in both the islands of Java and Sumatra, killing 36,417 people. It

is also believed that the destruction of the Minoan civilization in Greece was caused in 1490 B.C. by the

explosion/collapse of the volcano of Santorin in the Aegean Sea.