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What caused more damage the tsunami or the earthquake in Japan?

The earthquake in Japan caused more damage overall than the tsunami. The powerful earthquake triggered the tsunami and also led to widespread destruction of buildings, infrastructure, and loss of lives. The tsunami primarily affected coastal areas with devastating flooding and destruction.


What does the most damage a tropical storm a tornado an earthquake or a tsunami?

tsunami


How were the place in japan tsunami affected?

Towns were affected the most with almost no parts of any structure left standing and buildings collapsed. Tsunami also caused severe structural damage including heavy damage to roads and railways.


What earthquake causes the most damage?

the earthquake that happened in japan, the earthquake caused a lot of damage then entered the sea that caused a terrifying tsunami.


When does a tsunami happen most frequently?

well, tsunami's are caused by earthquakes and most earthquakes occur in the sea.


Where was the most damaged caused in the 2004 tsunami?

China!


What is the most damage can a tsunami has done?

There was one tsunami that was approximately 84 metres high and did a lot of damage-I'm not being very specific am I?


What would most likely be caused by A tsunami?

seafloor spreading


Nfld peninsula hit by tsunami in 1929?

On 18 November 1929 a tsunami struck Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula and caused considerable loss of life and property. Giant waves hit the coast at 40 km/hr, flooding dozens of communities and washing entire homes out to sea. The disaster killed 28 people and left hundreds more homeless or destitute. It was the most destructive earthquake-related event in Newfoundland and Labrador's history.


Who named it a tsunami?

The word is Japanese. It originally meant "harbor wave" because that was where the most damage occurs during a tsunami.


When was the most dangerous tsunami in history?

26-12-2004


Where was the most destructive tsunami?

The most destructive, if not the largest, tsunami ever recorded was the Sumatra tsunami known as the Boxing Day 2004 tsunami, on 26 December 2004. An earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia sent a deadly tsunami across the Indian Ocean and smaller waves into the Pacific (and Southern) Ocean. The wave caused deaths or damage in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Bangladesh, India, and on the coast of Somalia in Africa.