Which mechanism causes increased tsunami amplitude following an earthquake where thrust fault rupture propagates towards the coast?

💡 Explanation

When a thrust fault earthquake rupture propagates toward the coast, constructive interference occurs offshore because successive waves reinforce one another, focusing energy and increasing wave amplitude as they approach shallower water. Therefore, a larger tsunami results, rather than refraction, friction damping, or bathymetric masking which would reduce wave height.

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