It happened at 11 March 2011.
It happened in Japan.
Tsunami
The most recent tsunami was in Japan happened 2011, during the Earthquake.
The tsunami and quake in japan
Japan had an earthquake and tsunami which caused and radioactive blow.
The tsunami that devastated the Japan coast on March 11, 2011 was triggered by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake.
Obviously, the earthquake happens first and then tsunami follows.
There was an 8.9 earthquake.
It happened 45 miles off of japan therefor it got hit
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 tsunami happened because the tectonic plates slipped causing a water displacement.