Multiple Choice
The first warning of a tsunami comes when
A) seawater rapidly retreats along shore with rapid drop in sea level.
B) early-stage waves encounter the shoreline.
C) tsunami warning buoys detect changes in sea level.
D) the epicentre of an earthquake is determined.
E) seismic waves of an earthquake are first detected.
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