# japan earthquake map

On This Day: 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami » On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan, generating a deadly tsunami. Ncei.noaa.gov

2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Facts, FAQs, how to help » Japan's 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011, triggered a tsunami. Worldvision.org

Tsunami Travel Time Maps » NCEI, the World Data Service for Geophysics (including Tsunamis), and the UNESCO-IOC International Tsunami Information Center, collaborate to provide tsunami travel time maps. Ncei.noaa.gov

Geomythology. Japan’s Earthquakes – The work of Namazu? » Welcome to this first post on the EGU TS blog’s newest series on Geomythology. Plate tectonic theory has existed for just over half a century but the Earth beneath us has always been active. In this series we explore historical and mythological explanations to tectonic phenomena we now understand, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and others.   Japanese Earthquakes Japan is one of the countries with the highest frequency of localised earthquakes in the world (USGS Natural hazards FAQ). The island is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire, an extended area of subduction zones which cause volcanoes and ~90% of the worldwide earthquakes (Fig. 1a). The island of Japan is a volcanic arc, formed in response of a complex setting of four subduction zones (Fig.1b), between the Pacific, the Philippine, the North America, and the Eurasian tectonic plates, although the boundary between the Eurasian and the North American Plate in this area is still debated. The activity of these sinking plates generates recur Blogs.egu.eu

Sendai | Japan, Map, Earthquake, & Facts » Sendai, city and capital, Miyagi ken (prefecture), northern Honshu, Japan. It is situated inland of the western Pacific Ocean, the central districts lying between the Nanakita and Hirose rivers. The city is bounded to the south by the Natori River, south of which is the city of Natori; to the Britannica.com