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Tsunami in JAPAN

Tsunami waves hit several parts of Japan’s coastal areas and urgent evacuation warnings were issued after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook the country’s north-central region. What is Tsunami? Tsunami– A Japanese word meaning harbour wave. Tsu – harbour; nami - wave. It is a series of giant ocean waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the ocean. Submarine earthquakes have generated about 80% of all tsunami events recorded globally. Scientific Basis of Tsunami – Earthquake based Movement of plates – The Earth's lithosphere is broken up into a bunch of discrete pieces, called plates and there are 7 or 8 major plates and many minor plates. These plates…

08 January, 2024 Tsunami

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