It is called the Sendai Earthquake of 2011 because the epicenter was nearest the city of Sendai, Japan.
No. The March 2011 earthquake in japan was along a convergent boundary, and triggered by subduction.
Great East Japan Earthquake / 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
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It depends on the earthquake you are talking about. Many have occurred in Japan. The most recent is the 2011 earthquake.
City of Sendai and surrounding Tōhoku region was the hardest hit by the earthquake off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. The resulting tsunami flooded most cities and ports on the east coast of Japan.
The earthquake in Japan lasted about 3-5 minutes.
The March 11, 2011 earthquake took place on the Pacific ocean floor on the east coast of Honshu, Japan, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of the city of Sendai.
There was little to no warning about the coming of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 2011.
No. The earthquake that caused the Tsunami in Indonesia in 2004 was a bigger earthquake than the one that hit Japan.
on 11th march 2011 at 9.am earthquake occur exactly in japan
The 'plates' underground 'smack' into each other causing the Japan earthquake.