What happens to near by ocean when there's an earthquake?

Question

Like the earthquake today in Orange County. What does the ocean water do? Doesnt it create tsunami's?

Answer 1

the first casualty of Tsunami was an American

that was speaking to his cellphone when the

waves crushed the balcony

of the number 8 flour he had

in his hotel *

* it is dangerous to spread rumors

in a natural disaster :(

Answer 2

not tsunamis really, tsunamis happen when large earthquaks happen IN the water, but that earthquake created large waves

Answer 3

Depending on the location and intensity of the earthquake, it can absolutely create tsunamis.....I doubt the OC could

The Tsunami that killed a whole lot of people a few years ago was caused by an underseat earthquake....