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Researchers combed through 10 years of seismic data from the volatile Japan Trench to better understand the threat posed by a fault which triggered the deadly 2011 Tohoku-oki quake.
An aerial view of Ishinomaki, Japan, a week after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Johnson)
(CN) A magnitude 9 earthquake that struck Japan’s Tohoku coast in 2011 and triggered a deadly tsunami that devastated the region left a wake of devastation and disorder that is still evident today, according to a study released Thursday examining years of earthquake data.
The Tohoku-Oki earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, and is the largest megathrust tremor ever recorded in the nation.