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Bookmark or Share- Japan Lashed by Powerful Earthquake, Devastating TsunamiThat Japan—arguably the best-prepared country in the world for earthquakes and tsunamis—has been hit so hard by the March 11 event is a harsh reminder of how much we still have to learn. See additional USGS information about the earthquake. View computer animations of the tsunami hitting the east coast of Japan.
- Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 | Facts & Death Toll - BritannicaThe sudden horizontal and vertical thrusting of the Pacific Plate, which has been slowly advancing under the Eurasian Plate near Japan, displaced the water above and spawned a series of highly destructive tsunami waves.
- Japan earthquake triggers tsunami warnings and evacuation orders - CNNA 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Monday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert and prompting an official warning to residents to evacuate affected coastal areas as soon as possible.
- 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami - WikipediaAfter the tsunami, elements of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force put to sea without orders and started rescuing those who had been washed out to sea. Tsunami plans were for the Japanese Self-Defence Force assets to be led, directed, and coordinated by local civic governments.
- Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 - Encyclopedia BritannicaAlthough nearly all of the deaths and much of the destruction was caused by the tsunami waves along Japan’s Pacific coastline, the earthquake was responsible for considerable damage over a wide area.
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