The earthquake that triggered the tsunami happened at 2:46 pm. The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0. The Japan Meteorological Agency tried to warn Japan after the earthquake and before the tsunami hit, people had received a text message on their phones got the warning as the earth was shaking. It was underwater and caused by the pacific plate subducting under Japan. The earthquake released a shockwave that triggered a tsunami, the waves were 33 feet …show more content…
The power plant still leaks radioactive water that poisons that land and contaminates the water; there’s nothing that they can do about it because that site is too toxic for anyone to even survive. They have to now are trying to find more ways to construct buildings that are more earthquake and tsunami resistant. They have prepared themselves more efficiently than before because they have put sensors down in the trench so they can have a better look at what happened that day and in previous earthquakes. “ ... NOAA has seen a portion of the debris that the tsunami washed into the ocean reach U.S. and Canadian shores over the past several years. It is likely that more debris will continue to arrive.”