How underwater earthquakes generate tsunamis? 1. Earthquake creates a sudden rise and fall of the crust under or near the ocean. II. Earthquakes results in a sudden vertical deformation of the seafloor. III. Vertical displacement of the seafloor displaces water above. IV. Horizontal movement of the plate will make the water move A. I and II C.II,IIIand IV B. ll and III D. I, II and III