Which Greek historian first argued ocean earthquakes cause tsunamis?
AHerodotus
BPlato
CThucydides
DHomer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Thucydides
1. In about 426 BC, he inquired into tsunami causes in his book on the Peloponnesian War.
2. He was the first to argue ocean earthquakes must be the cause.
3. That historian was Thucydides.
_Source: Wikipedia, Tsunami, History_
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