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March 15, 2011
A British seismologist says tsunamis on the scale of the one that hit northeast Japan last week may strike the region about once every 1,000 years.
Roger Musson, head of seismic hazard at the British Geological Survey, said there were similarities between the last week's disaster and another giant tsunami that hit the Sendai coast in 869, the BBC reported Tuesday.
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Japan quake called 1,000-year event - UPI.com
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March 15, 2011
A British seismologist says tsunamis on the scale of the one that hit northeast Japan last week may strike the region about once every 1,000 years.
Roger Musson, head of seismic hazard at the British Geological Survey, said there were similarities between the last week's disaster and another giant tsunami that hit the Sendai coast in 869, the BBC reported Tuesday.
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