What caused the japan tsunami?

Answer 1

The 2004 Indian ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. The resulting tsunami itself is given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Asian Tsunami, Indonesian Tsunami, and Boxing Day Tsunami. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunami along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing nearly 230,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were the hardest hit.

Answer 2

Japanese Islands is on four tectonic plates, and are apart of the "The Ring Of Fire" that is along the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. When a tectonic plate moves on top of another tectonic plate because of built up pressure, it caused an earthquake to raise underwater seabeds, which caused that tsunami

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Answer 3

The Japan tsunami in 2011 was caused by a massive undersea earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale off the coast of Tohoku. The earthquake triggered powerful tsunami waves that reached heights of over 130 feet and devastated coastal communities in Japan.

Answer 4

The eruption of Krakatau Volcano caused a tsunami whichstruck SE Asia in 1883.

Answer 5

A Magnitude 9.0 earthquake of the coast of Sendai, Japan. The plates jolted causing a huge amount of sea water displacement causing the sea to be 7.3 meters higher.