Japan Quake Lifted Seabed 16 Stories—Largest Recorded
Giant slip may have spawned deadly tsunami, study says.
The tsunami-devastated town of Minamisanriku, Japan, is seen in November 2011.
Richard A. Lovett
for National Geographic News
Published December 1, 2011
Japan's devastating March 11 earthquake shifted the seabed by as much as 165 feet (50 meters)—the largest slip yet recorded, a new study says.
That's considerably larger than in previous reports, which in May put the shift at 79 feet (24 meters).
(See 20 unforgettable pictures of the aftermth of the Japan earthquake and tsunami.) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110315-nuclear-reactor-japan-tsunami-earthquake-world-photos-meltdown/
This giant movement probably caused the massive tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (pictures).
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Full story: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/11/111201-japan-earthquake-tectonics-earth-tsunami-science/?source=hp_dl2_news_tsunami20111203
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