Japan Tsunami
On March 11 2011, the north-east coast of Japan was hit by an enormous earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9, about 400 km (250 miles) away from Tokyo, which resulted in a deadly tsunami in the coast of Honshu. This was because the seafloor from the fault was forced to move vertically and the motion located at the bottom of the ocean caused the waves to increase in strength and size as they reached the surface.
the seafloor from the fault was forced to move vertically all of a sudden because of the subduction. The motion located at the bottom of the ocean, caused waves which increased in strength and size as they reached the surfacethe seafloor from the fault was forced to move vertically all of a sudden because of the subduction. The motion located at the bottom of the ocean, caused waves which increased in strength and size as they reached the surface the seafloor from the fault was forced to move vertically all of a sudden because of the subduction. The motion located at the bottom of the ocean, caused waves which increased in strength and size as they reached the surfaceThe water reached more than 10 kilometres inland and waves as high as 15 metres, travelling at 800km per hour were reported in the port city of Sendai and other places. It also crossed the Pacific Ocean to hit the shores of Hawaii, South America, Canada, Alaska and the U.S. in less than a day. The massive wave of water went over the cities and rural areas, sweeping with it cars, homes, buildings, trains and boats, causing devastation and death. 10,000 people were put into temporary shelters while 25,000 were confirmed dead or missing. The tsunami also caused a near catastrophic meltdown of a nuclear power plant which exploded multiple times and released radioactive material into the air.
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