The estimated economic losses from the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami are around $360 billion, making it one of the most costly natural disasters in history. The damage was primarily due to the widespread destruction of infrastructure, homes, and businesses in the affected regions.
There was little to no warning about the coming of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 2011.
The magnitude of an earthquake is a number used to quantify how much energy was released during the earthquake. The earthquake in Japan that occurred on Friday, March 10, 2011, had a moment magnitude of 8.9.
The 2011 Japan earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, was triggered by a sudden slip along a subduction zone where the Pacific Plate is forced beneath the North American Plate. This movement caused a massive release of energy, generating the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated much of eastern Japan.
The earthquake shifted Eastern Japan towards North America by about 13 feet . The quake also shifted the earth's axis by 6.5 inches .
NASA scientists reported that the displacement of land masses in Japan due to the 2011 9.0-magnitude earthquake may have caused a shift in the axis of the Earth - by about 6.5 inches. The USGS reported that the quake moved portions of northeastern Japan by as much as 2.4 m (7.9 ft) closer to North America and made portions of Japan's landmass wider than before.
There was little to no warning about the coming of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 2011.
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The magnitude of an earthquake is a number used to quantify how much energy was released during the earthquake. The earthquake in Japan that occurred on Friday, March 10, 2011, had a moment magnitude of 8.9.
The 2011 Japan earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, was triggered by a sudden slip along a subduction zone where the Pacific Plate is forced beneath the North American Plate. This movement caused a massive release of energy, generating the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated much of eastern Japan.
The massive earthquake that hit Japan was rated an 8.9 on the Richter scale, which means that it was very large, and very devastating. This earthquake was much more powerful than that of the earthquake in Haiti. The earthquake that hit Japan caused a tsunami, which has killed hundreds, and thousands are still missing. Information is still being gathered at this time.
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The death toll from the Sensai earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011 is not yet known, and won't be known for some time, perhaps even weeks. At this point, it is reported by CNN that the death toll is 398, with 800 missing.
The earthquake in Japan was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. (After the quake hit, seismologists ranked it from an 8.9 to a 9.0.) The tsunami's height was recorded to be about 33 feet. Many counts say that the number is much higher, even as high as a 3-4 story building.
In Japan there are huge earthquake zone.
The earthquake shifted Eastern Japan towards North America by about 13 feet . The quake also shifted the earth's axis by 6.5 inches .
NASA scientists reported that the displacement of land masses in Japan due to the 2011 9.0-magnitude earthquake may have caused a shift in the axis of the Earth - by about 6.5 inches. The USGS reported that the quake moved portions of northeastern Japan by as much as 2.4 m (7.9 ft) closer to North America and made portions of Japan's landmass wider than before.
It will be in the billions and should take atleast 30 years to rebuild everything