How Japan Shifted
http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/japan-earthquake-tsunami-2011-map/shift-map.html

ESRI


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This map, from ESRI, shows how much the earth's surface in Japan shifted because of tectonic plate movement following the March 2011 earthquake. Viewers can use the time slider tool to also see the aftershocks of the earthquake that had a magnitude of greater than 5.0.

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Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geophysics:Seismology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Animations/Video
Special Interest: Hazards
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Structural Geology, Geophysics, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Plate Tectonics, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Hazards, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Earthquakes