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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

earth science Maturity 11-13

A big shake happened in the sea. It was near Japan. The shake made huge waves. The waves came to the land. They moved many things. This was a very big event. Can you imagine a wave that big?

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File:A seismogram of 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.jpg
A seismogram of 2011 Tōhoku earthquake...
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C0001xgp wcmt smt.png
File:2011 Tohoku earthquake mechanism main en.png
2011 Tohoku earthquake mechanism main en.png
File:Shindomap 2011-03-11 Tohoku earthquake.png
Shindomap 2011-03-11 Tohoku earthquake.png
File:SeismicAreas JapanTrenchEarthquakes.png
SeismicAreas JapanTrenchEarthquakes.png
File:Soil-liquefaction at Shinkiba after 2011 Tohoku Pacific Ocean offshore earthquake.jpg
Soil-liquefaction at Shinkiba after 2011...
File:Map of Sendai Earthquake 2011.jpg
Map of Sendai Earthquake 2011.jpg
File:2011 Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan.jpg
2011 Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan.jpg
File:Subsidence in Shin-Urayasu Sta after 2011 Sendai earthquake.JPG
Subsidence in Shin-Urayasu Sta after 2011...
File:2011Sendai-NOAA-Energylhvpd9-05.jpg
2011Sendai-NOAA-Energylhvpd9-05.jpg
File:2011-Sendai-Tsunami-DART-21413-AB.png
2011-Sendai-Tsunami-DART-21413-AB.png
File:Devastation after tsunami in Rikuzentakata.jpg
Devastation after tsunami in Rikuzentakata.jpg

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