Japan, being on a natural faultline, has earthquakes all the time. It is believed that the land of the country was formed completely from earthquake activity, pushed up from the Earth through the ocean. You would need to specify a time frame seeing as there's been so many earthquakes in Japan over the centuries.
The US Geological Survey estimate that there are around 1.45 million earthquakes every year. That would equate to around 4000 earthquakes every day.
However the vast majority of these would be to small to even detect without the sensitive equipment used by seismologists.
Normally humans can only feel earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 3.0. As such there are around 150,000 of these events around the world every year which is equal to 410 per day.
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In Japan there were two earthquakes
About 275 that can be felt...
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There are fault lines in those areas, and when the earth's plates move, they cause earthquakes. There are two fault lines in San Francisco, but I do not know how much in Japan.
Japan gets tons of earthquakes, about one every year, because of Japan's position. Japan sits on a subduction zone, meaning plates slide under another causing friction and earthquakes. Sometimes, Japan will get a tsunami caused by their frequent earthquakes.
japan has earthquakes and volcanoes because the Pacific and Philipines plates underneath the Eurasian platesare losing water to the mantle rocks as they go down. it cause the mantle rock to melt, it form volcanoes from magma. the earthquakes are caused by plates scraping against each other.
There were a number of earthquakes in Japan in 2012 ranging in magnitudes up to 7.3, but no deaths were reported. World-wide a total of 768 deaths from earthquakes in 2012 were recorded by the USGS Earthquake National Center and none of those from Japan. The last major earthquake from Japan was the magnitude 9.0 quake on March 11, 2011 that killed over 15,000 people in junction with the tsunami that it triggered.
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Because the island of Japan lies in an area where several plates meet, it has experienced frequent earthquakes. Earthquakes are caused by the release of energy or seismic waves when these plates move. See the related links below for a list of earthquakes that have hit Japan in the past. The most recent earthquake and biggest to ever hit Japan occured March 11, 2011 and measured 8.9 on the Richter scale.
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Yes, Japan is an earthquake-prone spot. Japan is more likely to have earthquakes than many other countries.
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Earthquakes are not only in Japan - they happen all over the world. In the last two years there have been notable earthquakes in Japan, China, New Zealand and many other places around the world.
There are many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in Japan. ----
japan have so many earthquakes because it sits on 3 tectonic plates
Because Japan is right next to the Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire is a plate around the Pacific Ocean that has many earthquakes on it's border line.
Some places in India that have had earthquakes are Anjar, Bhuj, Dhubri, and Kangra. Delhi is right on three different earthquake fault lines and the city has experienced many earthquakes.
There are fault lines in those areas, and when the earth's plates move, they cause earthquakes. There are two fault lines in San Francisco, but I do not know how much in Japan.
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.
Japan gets tons of earthquakes, about one every year, because of Japan's position. Japan sits on a subduction zone, meaning plates slide under another causing friction and earthquakes. Sometimes, Japan will get a tsunami caused by their frequent earthquakes.