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- Created by: katieruss
- Created on: 16-05-16 18:28
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Japan earthquake & Tsunami - Casestudy of a tsunami
Location: An earthquake of 9.0 magnitude struck 130km off the coast of Japan creating a tsunami radiating in all directions.
Causes: The Pacific plate sinks under the Eurasian plate (destructive plate boundary) causing tension to build up. When pressure was released one of the plated was forced upwards creating a huge amount of energy to…
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