# japan earthquake tsunami warning

U.S. tsunami warning system » This explainer educates the reader about tsunamis and NOAA’s role in monitoring the oceans, detecting a tsunami threat, and warning coastal communities when a tsunami is generated. It also discusses joint efforts by local, state, and federal governments to educate the public about the dangers of tsunamis and how to avoid th Noaa.gov

How Japan’s Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Systems Work » The world’s only earthquake warning system likely helped limit damage and loss of life. Technologyreview.com

Japan lowers its tsunami warning but still tells people not to go home after a series of earthquakes » The largest quake had a magnitude of 7.6. Politico.com

Japan earthquake news – as it happened: highest-level tsunami warning dropped » Buildings collapse, trapping residents, and fires break out but tsunami warning lowered after series of major earthquakes in Japan Theguardian.com

2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Facts, FAQs, how to help » Japan's 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011, triggered a tsunami. Worldvision.org

FAQ: What’s the Science Behind Japan’s Quake and Tsunami? » Mar 11, 2011… In Japan, the tsunami warning went out about five minutes after the earthquake and included an estimated height for the waves, Yeh said. Livescience.com

NERV Disaster Prevention App » The NERV Disaster Prevention App is a smartphone service that delivers earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption and emergency warnings, as well as provides weather-related disaster prevention information for flooding and landslides, optimised based on the user's current and registered locations. Nerv.app

FAQ: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution » Frequently Asked Questions What caused the earthquake? The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that occurred 80 miles east of the island of Honshu, Japan, on March 11, 2011 was the result of thrust faulting common to the area. In that region of the world, the tectonic plate that underlies the Pacific Ocean… Whoi.edu