March 11 2011, a disaster occurred in Japan. Magnitude 9.0 undersea earthquake off the coast of Japan. The epicenter was approximately 72 kilometers (45 mile) east of the Osaka Peninsula of Tohoku, with the hypocenter at an underwater depth of approximately 32 km (19.9 mile). The estimated death and disappearance is over 20,000.
I'm not a geologist, so I can't explain the detail. But, I would like you to know what it is like.
Most of victims of the earthquake were people who were washed away to the sea because of tsunami. The earthquake triggered huge tsunami waves up to over 7 meters. Perhaps, you cannot know imagine how powerful the 7 meters tsunami is. There is an example. There is a house which is made of wood. If the house was attacked by 2 meters tsunami, it would be destroyed.
In addition to the tsunami, one more big problem happened, nuclear plant. One of the nuclear plants in Fukushima prefecture was bombed. The scientists in Japan said the amount of radiation from the nuclear plant is not so serious, but the idea about the nuclear plant is different from countries.
If you want to know more about the earthquake, go to the URL below:
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367684/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-Fukushima-nulear-plant-radiation-leak-kill-people.html)
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