Massive Japan quake caused by focal areas moving simultaneously: experts - The Mainichi Daily News
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The massive earthquake that struck the Tohoku region on March 11 was caused by several quake focal areas moving simultaneously, producing an intensity that would occur only once in 1,000 years, say experts.The seismic energy of the March 11 earthquake, which the Meteorological Agency said had a magnitude of 8.8, was 180 times that of the magnitude-7.3 Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 that devastated Kobe and surrounding areas and killed over 6,000 people.
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Massive Japan quake caused by focal areas moving simultaneously: experts - The Mainichi Daily News
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The massive earthquake that struck the Tohoku region on March 11 was caused by several quake focal areas moving simultaneously, producing an intensity that would occur only once in 1,000 years, say experts.The seismic energy of the March 11 earthquake, which the Meteorological Agency said had a magnitude of 8.8, was 180 times that of the magnitude-7.3 Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 that devastated Kobe and surrounding areas and killed over 6,000 people.
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