around 20,000
It depends on the earthquake you are talking about. Many have occurred in Japan. The most recent is the 2011 earthquake.
No, the recent large earthquake of 9.0 was off the coast of Japan along with many hundreds of aftershocks since the initial very large earthquake.
There have been no reported deaths in the recent earthquake in Montana. It was a relatively minor earthquake measuring around 5.8 magnitude and there were no reports of significant damage or casualties.
The cause of earthquakes is the movement of tectonic plates in the Earth's crust. In the case of Japan, the recent earthquake was caused by the Pacific Plate subducting beneath the North American Plate. This movement generates stress that is released in the form of seismic waves, causing the ground to shake.
not too many as they were able to control the situation fairly quickly and get people evacuated_____________________________________________________________CORRECTION : 14,616 deaths , 5,278 injured and 11,111 people missing .
Many people consider the recent earthquake in Japan (8.9 on Richter Scale) to be unprecendented in devastation.
No. It is only one of many times that an earthquake and tsunami have hit Japan. Earthquakes in subduction zones such as the one of the coast of Japan often trigger tsunamis. The March 2011 earthquake, at magnitude 9.0, was the strongest on record in Japan though.
There were no reported deaths in the Meeberrie earthquake. It was a relatively minor earthquake that caused minimal damage and no casualties.
17,649 are missing in japan earthquake.
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About 10000 people died after the earthquake.
The recent Japan earthquake and tsunami, damaged several of Japan's nuclear power plants. These have leaked and are still leaking radioactive isotopes into the surrounding environment where they will pose a health problem to the people of Japan for many thousands of years.