The friction of Earth's plates in the ocean floor caused an earthquake to Japan. It also caused the waves to get bigger once they were traveling away from the focus point in which they were traveling at slow speeds so it affects them to roll and get bigger as they move across the ocean.
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The tsunami in Japan occurred because when the tectonic plates under ground move they cause an earthquake. Sometimes an earthquake can cause a tsunami from shaking underwater.
The cause of the tsunami was an earthquake that scored 8.9 on the rictor scale was that of the tectonic plates shifted under Japan, and caused the tragedy.
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No, the earthquake in the ocean cause the water to make the tsunami
(APEX) An undersea earthquake could cause a tsunami that crosses the ocean.
The tsunami in Japan was caused by a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of Tohoku on March 11, 2011. The earthquake triggered a powerful displacement of water, resulting in the tsunami that struck the coastal areas of 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.
it was cause bcause in japan fukushima nuclear plant losted power in fridays tsunami.
The tsunami hit Japan's northeastern islands.
yes , it could cause a tsunami