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Decoding the 2011 Japan Tsunami

Could a massive tsunami, like the one that hit Japan in 2011 after a powerful earthquake, happen in the U.S.? According to an article in The New York Times, scientists are getting closer to finding out.

By staff Writer | Updated on December 13, 2013
A tsunami floods over the breakwater protecting the coastal city of Miyako after northeastern Japan was hit by a powerful earthquake in 2011. (AP Photo)

Could a massive tsunami, like the one that hit Japan in 2011 after a powerful earthquake, happen in the U.S.? According to an article in The New York Times, scientists are getting closer to finding out.

Scientists have learned that the waves from that tsunami were as large as they were because the part of the seafloor along the fault moved as much as 55 yards to the east in the earthquake, displacing an enormous amount of water, the article states.

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