it happened because
the plates under the earth crashed causing a bubble to come out and pushed the water to the coast of Japan, AND my dad said that it moved the island of japan 7 feet from where it was (big bubble if you ask me).
The tsunami in Japan was caused by a powerful 8.9 magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean roughly 250 miles Northeast of Tokyo, 80 miles due east of Sendai. Sudden displacement of the submarine sea floor generated an enormous wave that swept away many houses and modes of transportation throughout coastal regions of the country.
off the cost of Honsho, Japan
A tsunami hit japan after the earthquake.
The most recent Tsunami to hit Japan was in March of 2011.
The Earthquake occurred before the tsunami as it is what caused the tsunami.
Japan
earthquake in ocean
It happened in Japan.
Friday
in japan
and earhtquake scoring 8.9 on the rictor scale triggered the tsunami
on 10th march 2011
3:00pm