Before revision: JFAST gathered important data about the rupture mechanism and physical properties of the fault that caused the huge earthquake and tsuanmi which devastated much of northeast Japan.Smithsonian.com Fault that Caused Japan's 2011 Earthquake is Thin and Slippery, Dec. 5, 2013Christian Science Monitor Japan's monster quake: Do scientists have key to decode future tremblors?, Dec. 6, 2013 Background The 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake, with a moment magnitude of 9.0, was the largest in Japan's history, and severely damaged regions of northeast Honshu, with over 15,000 deaths and economic losses of US 200 to 300 billion.Zhang, Top 5 Most Expensive Natural Disasters in History, AccuWeather.com, Mar.
After revision: JFAST gathered important data about the rupture mechanism and physical properties of the fault that caused the huge earthquake and tsunami which devastated much of northeast Japan.Smithsonian.com Fault that Caused Japan's 2011 Earthquake is Thin and Slippery, Dec. 5, 2013Christian Science Monitor Japan's monster quake: Do scientists have key to decode future tremblors?, Dec. 6, 2013 Background The 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake, with a moment magnitude of 9.0, was the largest in Japan's history, and severely damaged regions of northeast Honshu, with over 15,000 deaths and economic losses of US 200 to 300 billion.Zhang, Top 5 Most Expensive Natural Disasters in History, AccuWeather.com, Mar.