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    The document discusses the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. The magnitude 8.9 earthquake was caused by subduction zone plate tectonics along the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates, building up force over time. When the plates suddenly slipped, it caused both the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The consequences included long-term health impacts from radiation and economic suffering, especially in Japan's car industry.

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    The document discusses the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. The magnitude 8.9 earthquake was caused by subduction zone plate tectonics along the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates, building up force over time. When the plates suddenly slipped, it caused both the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The consequences included long-term health impacts from radiation and economic suffering, especially in Japan's car industry.

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    The document discusses the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. The magnitude 8.9 earthquake was caused by subduction zone plate tectonics along the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates, building up force over time. When the plates suddenly slipped, it caused both the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The consequences included long-term health impacts from radiation and economic suffering, especially in Japan's car industry.

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    JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

    BY SAJAN,KABIR

    INDEX
    CAUSES OF THE DISASTER CONSEQUENCES RESERVE OPERATION FOLLOW UP ON OF THE DISASTER THE DISASTER

    CAUSES OF THE DISASTER


    The magnitude 8.9 Tokyo earthquake on March 11, 2011, which occurred near the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan, resulted from thrust faulting on or near the subduction zone plate boundary between the Pacific and North America plates. Subduction is when an oceanic plate slips underneath a continental plate, and they drag against one another. Force builds up over time, and then they suddenly slip, causing an uplift in the ocean floor. The gigantic release of mechanical energy caused the earthquake, while the sudden shift of a massive amount of water caused the subsequent tsunami.

    CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISASTER


    People will be affected for years to come due to radiation and the Japanese economy especially the car industry is suffering.

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