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The humbling legacy of the Tohoku earthquake

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Chris Rowan

A year ago on Sunday, one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded ruptured the subduction megathrust that dips beneath the east coast of Japan. The rupture displaced the seafloor by tens of metres and generated tsunami waves up to 20 … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, tectonics