Japanese earthquake

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Japanese earthquake 2011 magnitude

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9

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Date: March 2011

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March 2011

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Cause: Pacific plate subducted below North American plate

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Pacific plate subducted below North American plate

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Shaking lasted

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6 minutes

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Epicentre location:

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130km east of Sendai city

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Focus 30km below ocean floor; a 300 km wide part of the subduction zone thrust upward by 10m.

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a 300 km wide part of the subduction zone was thrust upward by 10 metres

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After the 11th March earthquake...

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700 aftershocks were recorded, many of magnitude 6 and 7.

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Tsunami wave height at coast:

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15 metres high

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First tsunami wave hit Japan...

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24 minutes after the earthquake.

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Impacts of the earthquake and tsunami:

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16000 died, 6000 injured, 3000 missing.