# japan earthquake tsunami warning

Tsunami Waves Hit West Coast, Hawaii » Spawned by Japan's magnitude 8.9 earthquake, waves swamped Hawaii beaches and severely damaged harbors in California. Scientists warned that the first tsunami waves are not always the strongest, and officials said people in Hawaii and along the west coast should remain vigilant. Npr.org

Japan drops tsunami alert but urges caution after series of quakes » The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. It was unclear how many people might have been killed or hurt. Pbs.org

Rescuing Victims of Japan New Year’s Day Earthquake 'Battle Against Time', Says PM Kishida | Earth.Org » The 7.6-magnitude earthquake left at least 13 dead and triggered tsunami warnings in Japan and neighbouring countries. Earth.org

Why Fukushima Was Preventable » Public sentiment in many states has turned against nuclear energy following the March 2011 accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The Fukushima accident was, however, preventable. Carnegieendowment.org

2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Facts, FAQs, how to help » Japan's 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011, triggered a tsunami. Worldvision.org

Response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences » We revisited the lessons of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Tsunami disaster specifically on the response and impact, and discussed the paradigm shift of Japan's tsunami disaster management policies and the perspectives for reconstruction. Revisiting… Royalsocietypublishing.org

Evolution of tsunami warning systems and products | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences » Each year, about 60 000 people and $4 billion (US$) in assets are exposed to the global tsunami hazard. Accurate and reliable tsunami warning systems have been shown to provide a significant defence for this flooding hazard. However, the evolution of… Royalsocietypublishing.org

Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami: How They Happened » The 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck coastal Japan on Friday, devastating large swaths of the coast and spawning a powerful tsunami, was caused by the Pacific tectonic plate thrusting underneath the country, and forcing the seabed and ocean water upward. Japan sits on or near the boundary of four tectonic plates: the Pacific, North American, Eurasian and Filipino plates.* These massive slabs of earth's crust are endlessly creeping, slipping, locking up and then jolting again. In Pbs.org