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At sea, but once it reached shallow areas, this fast moving

waves will get bigger. The tsunami also often mistaken as

a tidal wave. This is because when it reaches the

mainland, this wave is more like a high tide than usual

resemble waves that reach the shore naturally by the

wind. However, the actual tsunami wave has nothing to

do with the events of the tide.

Therefore, to avoid misinterpretation, oceanographers

often use the term seismic sea waves (seismic sea wave)

to refer to the tsunami, which is scientifically more

accurate.