Download 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami

2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami
The series of 2011 Japan earthquakes has left no doubt about the fact that
Japan is an earthquake-prone country. The quake was followed by a strong
tsunami, which resulted in severe destruction in the country, along with the
coastlines being swept of life and infrastructure. The quake was measured at
8.9-magnitude, and is the worst one to hit Japan in over 100 years.
Japan is an earthquake prone country. Earthquakes occur in Japan very
often causing great damage to public life as well as national
properties. Japanese earthquakestake place mainly due to the location of
the country. Japan is situated in the 'Ring of Fire' region in the Pacific Ocean
and also is situated on the tectonic plates . The movements of thesetectonic
plates cause Japanese earthquakesand other related devastations caused
by volcanic eruption and tsunamis.
Japan is situated on two of the major tectonic plates . The North
American tectonic plate and Eurasian tectonic plates meet in the Honshu
Island which is one of the major islands in Japan . As a result when
these plates moves it causes great turbulences that leads
to Japaneseearthquakes. Japanese earthquakes are often accompanied
by threatening tsunamis and eruption from volcanoes that kill many people
inJapan. Many efforts are made and still going on to learn the reason,
occurrences and other factors related to Japanese earthquakes.
In almost every city or part of Japan earthquakes have occurred.
Previously Japanese people used to believe that Kobe is free from the
devastating effects of earthquakes . But a terrifying and
devastating earthquake that occurred in the year 1995 showed
the Japanese people that not a single place is exempted from the attack
ofearthquake in Japan .
There are records of other major earthquakes in Japan . In 1923 in Tokyo
about 1,00,000 people died in amajor earthquake . In 1952 Hokkaido
experienced an 8.2 magnitude attack that killed more than eight thousand
people. In the year 1983 another major earthquake shook the northern part
of the Sea of Japan that had a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale. The
casualties were however relatively less.