THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI

BY CHRIS AND JACK

THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI

The earthquake that occurred off the coast of Japan was a 8.9. It killed 9,811 injured 2,779 and 17,541 people missing.

PICTURES

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

MORE PICTURES

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12725646

HOW EARTHQUAKES OCCUR

There are three kinds of boundary's transform , convergent, and divergent. A earthquake occurs in three types of transform boundaries normal ,reverses ,and fault.

THE TSUNAMI

The tsunami was 33ft tall. The tsunami did more

damage than the earthquake.

HOW DO TSUNAMIS FORM?

Tsunamis form when an underwater earthquake

occurs. Like if you clapped your hands underwater.

THE NUCLEAR CRISIS

When the water got to the nuclear plant it damaged the reactors and the nuclear fusion started heating up.