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The only natural disasters Japan really has are earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. This is because Japan is located directly on the Ring of Fire.
Japan is just a mountain sticking out of the ocean. 85% of all Japan is in a mountainous state. So it is only natural that they will have earthquakes. They have up to 15,000 earthquakes a year. Most of these are 4-6 magnitude on the Richter scale. Recently, Japan had an earthquake with 9 magnitude on the Richter scale. This is the fifth largest earthquake ever recorded in history!
Japan also has volcanic eruptions. 10% of all of the world's volcanoes lies on Japan's mountainous region. They have volcanic eruptions because they are located on the Pacific Ring of Fire (or just Ring of Fire). This triggers the most tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions all over the world.
Last is tsunamis. Tsunamis are triggered when the ground under the ocean is shifted up. This shift is only a few inches to a foot but, all the water on top of it is moved. This causes a disturbance in the water and will make a small wave. This small wave get larger and larger when it is hurdling toward land. Finally, it becomes an enormous wave and crashes onto land destroying everything in its path. Since Japan has frequent earthquakes, some ground has shifted under the water--not the land. This is why Japan has tsunamis.
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