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Earthquake, Geology, and Tsunami
On March 11, 2011, a huge subduction zone earthquake occurred offshore of the Tohoku district, Japan, and created devastating damage, primarily due to the very high tsunami tide along the Pacific Coast. We fir...
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Outline of Investigation and Damage
On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 pm Japan standard time, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island, approximately 129 km east of Sendai. The earthquake and tsunami produc...