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  • Dodgy Dog in a Sable COAT
    None. They are the same thing.
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  • guardian of naught
    "tsunami" is Japanese. it's literal translation is "big wave" a tidal wave is basically the same, only smaller. BUT (and i'm not 100% on this) tidal waves stay out in the ocean and occur during storms, whereas tsunamis occur along the coast and are considered natural disasters
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  • RC loves ice cream
    The terms are generally interchangeable, however a tsunami is always caused by an earthquake, whereas sometimes a tidal wave is used to refer to a tidal or storm surge.
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  • Anonymous
    the difference between tidal waves and tsunami is simple. tsunami is caused by underwater earthquake, displacing big amounts of water. however tidal waves are up and down patterns on the surface of the water pulled by the moon and sun.
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