The 2004 Indian ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. The resulting tsunami itself is given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Asian Tsunami, Indonesian Tsunami, and Boxing Day Tsunami. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunami along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing nearly 230,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were the hardest hit.
Japanese Islands is on four tectonic plates, and are apart of the "The Ring Of Fire" that is along the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. When a tectonic plate moves on top of another tectonic plate because of built up pressure, it caused an earthquake to raise underwater seabeds, which caused that tsunami
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A Magnitude 9.0 earthquake of the coast of Sendai, Japan. The plates jolted causing a huge amount of sea water displacement causing the sea to be 7.3 meters higher.
The Tsunami in Japan in 2011 was caused by an earthquake gesitering a magnitude 9.0.
The Earthquake occurred before the tsunami as it is what caused the tsunami.
An earthquake off the coast caused it.
An earthquake off the coast caused it.
The tsunami started in Japan because tectonic plates in the ocean caused an earthquake by rubbing. That started the tsunami wave. -IQ
yesNo, the Tsunami's were caused by the earthquake in Japan.
The Tsunami in Japan in 2011 was caused by an earthquake gesitering a magnitude 9.0.
The tsunami hit because of the earthquake shifted the ground and caused the tsunami.
The Earthquake occurred before the tsunami as it is what caused the tsunami.
An earthquake off the coast caused it.
An earthquake off the coast caused it.
The tsunami started in Japan because tectonic plates in the ocean caused an earthquake by rubbing. That started the tsunami wave. -IQ
2011 In Japan 8.9 earth quake caused the tsunami
it was bigger and caused more damage
there was tsunami because the earthquake had a high magnitude,so made big that caused the tsunami
Japan had an earthquake and tsunami which caused and radioactive blow.
The earthquake and tsunami were caused by a shift in the earths crust.