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- Title
The 11 March 2011 Tohoku (Sendai), Japan earthquake.
- Authors
Rajendran, Kusala; Andrade, Vanessa; Thulasiraman, N.; Rajendran, C. P.
- Abstract
The article reports on the Tohoku (Sendai), Japan earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011. It mentions that the earthquake is the fourth among five of the strongest temblors that happened since AD 1900 and is said to emanate from a fault rupture that extended an around 450 kilometers from the Pacific coast of Honshu. It affirms that it was the 10-meter high tsunami which came after that contribute much damage to the affected areas in the country.
- Subjects
TOHOKU Region (Japan); JAPAN; SENDAI Earthquake, Japan, 2011; EFFECT of earthquakes on buildings; TSUNAMI damage
- Publication
Current Science (00113891), 2011, Vol 100, Issue 7, p966
- ISSN
0011-3891
- Publication type
Article