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The earthquake and tsunami were caused by a shift in the earths crust.
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What was the magnitude of the earthquake that caused the tsunami in japan on march 2012?
The Tsunami in Japan in 2011 was caused by an earthquake gesitering a magnitude 9.0.
What caused the March 11 earthquake in Japan?
An earthquake in the ocean.Global warming
Is Japan earthquake 2011 the biggest earthquake in the world?
No. The earthquake that caused the Tsunami in Indonesia in 2004 was a bigger earthquake than the one that hit Japan.
What caused the 2011 japan tsunami?
An earthquake off the coast caused it.
What caused 2011 japan tsunami?
An earthquake off the coast caused it.
What caused more damage the tsunami or the earthquake in Japan?
well te earthquake caused the tsunami to hit so the earthquake did the most damage
Are all the tsunamis over the coasts caused by the tsunami by japan?
yesNo, the Tsunami's were caused by the earthquake in Japan.
What crisis happened in Japan?
Japan had an earthquake and tsunami which caused and radioactive blow.
What caused Japan's recent 8.9 magnitude?
An earthquake and the tsunami. It was the 5th worst earthquake in the world. The worst disaster for Japan.
What caused the tsumami in japan to happen?
A huge earthquake off the coast of Japan and it's aftershocks caused the tsunami.
What plates moved in the Japan's earthquake?
The earthquake in Japan is a result of the Pacific Plate subducting under the North American Plate. The earthquake was caused by thrust faulting.
Did god cause the tsunami in japan?
The earthquake caused the tsunami in Japan. And plate tectonics - which have been going on under the earths surface since the earth formed - caused the earthquake.
