Which mechanism causes tsunami generation when a submarine earthquake occurs at convergent boundary?

💡 Explanation

When a submarine earthquake occurs at a convergent boundary, elastic rebound causes rapid vertical displacement of the seafloor because accumulated stress is released. Therefore elastic rebound creates a tsunami, rather than Rayleigh waves, pyroclastic flows, or Coriolis force, which involve different energy transfer modes or geological settings.

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