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    The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake (9
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The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake (9

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The 2011 Tohoku earthquake (9.0 mag)responsible for the Japanese Tsunami was the result of upward movement on a giant thrust fault marking the surface of the Pacific Plate.

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