Okhotsk microplate

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Map of northeastern Honshu, Japan, showing the epicenter and affected regions of the 2011 Japan earthquake. The map uses color shading to indicate areas of severe to moderate perceived shaking, with the strongest impact along the Pacific coast, including Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki, and Chiba prefectures. Major cities such as Sendai and Tokyo are labeled, and tectonic plate boundaries and fault lines are marked offshore.

Okhotsk microplate

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…North American Plate called the Okhotsk microplate.) A part of the subduction zone measuring approximately 190 miles (300 km) long by 95 miles (150 km) wide lurched as much as 164 feet (50 metres) to the east-southeast and thrust upward about 33 feet (10 metres). The March 11 temblor was…
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…North American Plate called the Okhotsk microplate.) A part of the subduction zone measuring approximately 190 miles (300 km) long by 95 miles (150 km) wide lurched as much as 164 feet (50 metres) to the east-southeast and thrust upward about 33 feet (10 metres). The March 11 temblor was…
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