Just like how every other earthquake happens; a shift in the Earth's tectonic plates. Japan just happens to be extremely unlucky right now. The situation is very tragic and devistating and unfortunate but there is nothing anybody could have done to cause or prevent this. Mother Nature just hates the Japanese.
I'm quite sure they didn't know it was going to happen and just carried on their daily life.
the japans tsunami
Yes, china received a 5.8 magnitude earthquake as a result of the Japans earthquake on March 11, 2011.
No. Korea is located on the West side of Japan, and the earthquake happened on the East side.
There were over 16,000 deaths in Japan's major 2011 earthquake.
This earthquake happen in januray 22,2009
a earthquake happens whaen a plate moves that what happen when we had the christchurch earthquake happened.
japans earthquake. it led to the tsunami. so it is the most severe,and most major earthquake.
Yes. Japans lies where a few plater boundaries ome together.
An earthquake can happen anywhere. But some places are more active than others.
Earthquake mostly happen around the ring of fire, around the Pacific ocean.
the sumatra earthquake happened in sumatra