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What caused the latest eartquake in Japan?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 11/11/2022

The earthquakes are caused by faulting, a sudden lateral or vertical movement of rock along a rupture (break) surface. The quake itself caused the tsunami, displacing a huge volume of water.

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∙ 14y ago

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What is an ocean wave caused by an eartquake?

tsunami

What was the modified mercalli scale level of last Japan eartquake?

5675657

How long the eartquake long in japan?

it was 45 (forty five) days

What year did the japan eartquake and tsunami happen?

The most recent Tsunami to hit Japan was in March of 2011.

What tectonic plates caused the christchurch eartquake?

the pacific plate and the indo- austrailian plate

Where was the tsunamie?

In Japan :)

How big was the japan eartquake?

The Japanese earthquake was reported by CNN to have been an 8.9 magnitude earthquake which caused the devastating tsunami. As of March 14, there as been a reported number of 1,900 lives lost and thousands still missing.

Why did the eartquake in japan happen?

The same reason any earthquake happens, tectonic plates shifted against each other.

What is the biggest eartquake?

to many to count

Does eartquake in the ocean cause a tsunami?

yes

What is the latest technology and from what country?

The latest technology is the IPAD2. The IPAD2 came fro Japan.

Are all the tsunamis over the coasts caused by the tsunami by japan?

yesNo, the Tsunami's were caused by the earthquake in Japan.

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