How Shifting Plates Caused the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/11/world/asia/maps-of-earthquake-and-tsunami-damage-in-japan.html??smid=fb-nytimes&WT.mc_id=WO-SM-E-FB-SM-LIN-HSP-031411-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click

New York Times


This page features USGS visualizations including a slide show of the sudden movement of the Pacific tectonic plate under the North American plate caused a massive earthquake and a tsunami. It also contains maps of the magnitude of shaking and predicted tsunami wave heights from the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Coastal Hazards, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Special Interest: Hazards
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Oceanography, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Water, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Hazards, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Earthquakes