True or False, Landslides can produce tsunamis that are many times larger than those generated by earthquakes.
Recently, someone asked about the effect landslides have on tsunamis. Tsunamis are, in fact, often generated by a submarine landslide, which typically occurs as a result of an earthquake. A submarine landslide, rock fall, or ice fall can trigger a tsunami by displacing large amounts of water.As a result, the water level rises generating a massive wave, or tsunami.he technical term for a tsunami caused by landslides, is megatsunami. Megatsunamis have considerably higher amplitude than typical tsunamis because the sheer amount of water displacement increases the wave size more than a submarine earthquake.