Japan’s March 11, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake - California Institute …
Japan’s March 11, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake: Japan’s 2011 Tohoku Earthquake is located at the boundary between the Pacific plate and the North American plate (this is not a typo!). These …
The Geological Society of London - Tohoku Earthquake, Japan
While the geometry of the plates in Japan is quite complicated, broadly speaking the oceanic crust of the Pacific Plate is converging on the Eurasian and Philippine plate and is subducting …
Upper and lower plate controls on the great 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake …
Jun 20, 2018 · The great Tohoku-oki earthquake [moment magnitude (M w 9.0)] on 11 March 2011 occurred in a megathrust zone formed by the active subduction of the Pacific plate …
M 9.1 - 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan - USGS Earthquake …
The March 11, 2011, M 9.1 Tohoku earthquake, which occurred near the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan, resulted from shallow thrust faulting on the subduction zone plate boundary …
Japan Earthquake 2011 - Internet Geography
The 2011 Japan earthquake had a devastating impact. This case study explores the cause and effects of the earthquake including a tsunami.
On This Day: 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
Mar 11, 2021 · The 2011 event resulted from thrust faulting on the subduction zone plate boundary between the Pacific and North America plates, according to the U.S. Geological …
How Shifting Plates Caused the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
Mar 13, 2011 · A Closer Look at the Damage From the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. Zoom in on images and examine scenes of the destruction in Japan.
Slip-History database :: 2011 Tohoku-oki Earthquake
Mar 11, 2011 · The coast of Japan sprang east, into the ocean, in some places by as much as 5 m (16 feet), the motions are indicated by the blue arrows. Ocean bottom GPS stations …
7.2 (Richter Scale) earthquake on this plate boundary. This level of event is not unusual, but, on this occasion, the knock-on effects were particularly serious, as the push of the Pacific plate as …
Outline of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake …
Sep 27, 2011 · A massive earthquake of a magnitude (M) of 9.0 occurred on March 11, 2011, off the Pacific coast of the northeastern part of Honshu, Japan. Centroid Moment Tensor analysis …