The magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck off-shore Japan at 2.46pm on March 11th local time. It is the largest quake in Japan's recorded history and strong tremors could be felt in Tokyo 230miles away from the epicenter. The seismic activity triggered a massive tsunami which swept into the east coast of Japan. As of now the combination of shocks and flooding has resulted in a death toll of over 1,000. The entire Pacific region is expected to be effected by the tsunami. Indeed, here in the US, states on the west coast, Oregon and California have issued tsunami warnings, evacuations are carried out and beaches are closed in response.
Where the tsunami is expected to travel across the Pacific Ocean. The dark black and purple indicate the highest rise in sea level (NOAA)
hello hix
ReplyDeletei tried to comment on this earlier but internet at mornington was low and couldn't post the comment.
this is such a disaster not even a month since Christchurch earthquake... human just can't fight the natural causes - man vs god.