Which mechanism causes tsunami formation during a subduction zone earthquake with significant vertical displacement?

💡 Explanation

During a subduction zone earthquake, rapid crustal uplift occurs because the overriding plate rebounds after sudden release of accumulated stress, directly displacing the water column above it, forming a tsunami. Therefore rapid crustal uplift results, rather than resonance, landslides, or salinity changes – which are secondary or unrelated effects.

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