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Since 2003 there is at least one or two magnitude 6.5 earthquakes per year in Japan. Once every 10 years there is likely a magnitude 8 or higher earthquake often triggering a tsunami if deep on the ocean floor. Over the last 100 years the frequency of major earthquakes in Japan is increasing.

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