By the tectonic plates moving. And as they moved, part of the ocean floor dropped and caused a wave that turned into a tsunami when it hit land.
The earthquake that hit Japan in 2011 is commonly known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, or the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. It occurred on March 11, 2011, and had a magnitude of 9.0, triggering a devastating tsunami.
The 2011 Japan Tsunami did not directly hit Indonesia. The tsunami was generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan and primarily affected the Japanese coastline. Indonesia is located quite a distance away from the epicenter of the earthquake.
There was little to no warning about the coming of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 2011.
Ten to fifteen minutes, depending on where on the coast you are standing.
The 2011 tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011, following a powerful undersea earthquake off the coast of Tohoku region. The tsunami caused widespread devastation, including the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The earthquake that hit Japan in 2011 is commonly known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, or the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. It occurred on March 11, 2011, and had a magnitude of 9.0, triggering a devastating tsunami.
March 11, 2011.
The 2011 Japan Tsunami did not directly hit Indonesia. The tsunami was generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan and primarily affected the Japanese coastline. Indonesia is located quite a distance away from the epicenter of the earthquake.
No. The earthquake that caused the Tsunami in Indonesia in 2004 was a bigger earthquake than the one that hit Japan.
There was little to no warning about the coming of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 2011.
Ten to fifteen minutes, depending on where on the coast you are standing.
A tsunami hit japan after the earthquake.
The 2011 tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011, following a powerful undersea earthquake off the coast of Tohoku region. The tsunami caused widespread devastation, including the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The earthquake occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) 11 March 2011, which triggered the tsunami. This tsunami hit Japan only a few minutes later.
11, March 2011 ... It did not estimate losses from the tsunami or the damage .... 8.9 Earthquake struck Japan that's a really big it self for the history of earth quakes..
The tsunami hit Sendai approximately 30 minutes after the earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011.
The big tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011, following a powerful magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Tohoku. The tsunami caused widespread destruction and triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster.