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What type of stress on the plates caused the Japan's earthquake in sendai 2011?
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∙ 13y ago
It is called tectonic stress.
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What is the name of the earthquake that hit Japan in 2011?
It is called the Sendai Earthquake of 2011 because the epicenter was nearest the city of Sendai, Japan.
Where did the Tokyo earthquake happen?
Sendai
What city was closest to the japan earthquake?
Sendai
Where did it happen in Japan earthquake?
East of Sendai
Where is the latest big earthquake?
Japan's (Sendai)
Where in japen did the earthquake happen?
The epicenter of the earthquake was offshore, close to Sendai, Japan.
What was the city closest to the earthquake that hit Japan?
Sendai.
How long was the sendai earthquake?
Approximately 33 minutes.
Why did the tsunami hit Japan right after the earthquake did?
It is because, the earthquake that broke of the coast of sendai happened under the sea and the type of the earthquake was a destructive.Meaning it moved the plates backwards and forwards under the sea bed causing the sea above it to violently move back and forwards creating dangerousley high and powerful waves(4-10M) to reach the coast of sendai and sweep miles through the inland areas.
How many people died in the biggest earthquake in Sendai Japan?
an earthquake kills about 1000 people
Where did the Japanese earthquake in 2011 happen?
The epicenter of the earthquake was just off the coast of Sendai, Japan.
How did the tsunmai happen in Japan?
It is because, the earthquake that broke of the coast of sendai happened under the sea and the type of the earthquake was a destructive.Meaning it moved the plates backwards and forwards under the sea bed causing the sea above it to violently move back and forwards creating dangerousley high and powerful waves(4-10M) to reach the coast of sendai and sweep miles through the inland areas.
