What Are the Different Classes of Misdemeanor Offenses? Most states classify misdemeanors into four of five subcategories, according to the degree of severity of the offense. For example, misdemeanors are usually classified as Class 1 through 4 or Class A through D. Class 1 or Class A is usually the most serious type of offense and is associated with greater penalties.
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.
Tsunami are waves caused by sudden movement of the ocean due to earthquakes, landslides on the sea floor, land slumping into the ocean, large volcanic eruptions or meteorite impact in the ocean. Most tsunami are caused by large earthquakes on the sea floor when slabs of rock move past each other suddenly, causing the overlying water to move. The resulting waves move away from the source of the earthquake event. View animation to see how undersea earthquakes can cause tsunami.