The earthquake caused the tsunami in Japan. And plate tectonics - which have been going on under the earths surface since the earth formed - caused the earthquake.
The tsunami in Japan occurred because when the tectonic plates under ground move they cause an earthquake. Sometimes an earthquake can cause a tsunami from shaking underwater.
the heat and air collided together and formed and tsunami.
The cause of the tsunami was an earthquake that scored 8.9 on the rictor scale was that of the tectonic plates shifted under Japan, and caused the tragedy.
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No, the earthquake in the ocean cause the water to make the tsunami
it was cause bcause in japan fukushima nuclear plant losted power in fridays tsunami.
Because some of the people in japan killed many dolphines and dolphines are God's freind
the Japanese killed to many whales so god punished them, idiots
Tsunamis do not have epicentres. Earthquakes do. Sometimes, as in the case of Japan, earthquakes cause tsunamis.
The tsunami hit Japan's northeastern islands.