津つ波なみ地じ震しん

noun

tsunami earthquake

A seismological term for an earthquake that generates a disproportionately large tsunami relative to its magnitude, often due to slow rupture or shallow depth.

• 津つ波なみ地じ震しんは、マグニチュードの割わりに大おおきな津つ波なみを引ひき起おこす。

  A tsunami earthquake generates a large tsunami relative to its magnitude.