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This earthquake released a surface energy (Me) of 1.9±0.5×1017 joules, dissipated as shaking and tsunamic energy, which is nearly double that of the 9.1-magnitude 2004 Sumatran earthquake that killed 230,000 people, and flung the 2,600 ton Apung 1 ship 2 to 3 km (1.2 to 1.9 mi) inland. To give that some perspective, if we could harness the surface energy from this earthquake, it would power a city the size of Los Angeles for an entire year. The total energy released (Mw) was more than 200,000 times the surface energy and was calculated by the USGS WPhase Moment Solution at 3.9×1022 joules, slightly less than the 2004 Sumatra quake. This is equivalent to 9.32 teratons of TNT(approximately 600 million times that of the Hiroshima bomb, or 186,400 times as powerful as humanity's largest-ever explosive device, the Tsar Bomba).
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What is the Magnitude of an earthquake and how big was the earthquake in Japan?
The magnitude of an earthquake is a number used to quantify how much energy was released during the earthquake. The earthquake in Japan that occurred on Friday, March 10, 2011, had a moment magnitude of 8.9.
What happen after the Japan earthquake?
A tsunami hit japan after the earthquake.
Is there a famous earthquake in japan?
Great East Japan Earthquake / 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
What was the size of the earthquake that hit Japan?
The Earthquake in Japan was a 9.0 magnitude.
Was the 1995 earthquake in Japan underwater?
was the earthquake of japan in 1995 underwater
What year was the earthquake of Kobe in Japan?
The Earthquake of Kobe occurred in Japan in 1995.
Why did earthquake Kobe occur in Japan?
The earthquake of Japan occured because Japan is on a major fault line.
What year was Japan's earthquake?
It depends on the earthquake you are talking about. Many have occurred in Japan. The most recent is the 2011 earthquake.
Where was there an earthquake today?
Japan had Tsunami and an Earthquake Kansas had an earthquake
Is Japan earthquake 2011 the biggest earthquake in the world?
No. The earthquake that caused the Tsunami in Indonesia in 2004 was a bigger earthquake than the one that hit Japan.
Was the 2011 Japan earthquake a transform earthquake?
No. The March 2011 earthquake in japan was along a convergent boundary, and triggered by subduction.
Which country in Japan were affected by the earthquake?
Japan is a country. The earthquake devastated the northeast coast.
