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Japan: the next big quake » A huge earthquake in the country’s industrial heartland — costing as much as 40 per cent of GDP and disrupting supply chains — is seen as inevitable. Understanding the risk and reducing damage is critical. Ig.ft.com

Japan is bracing for a tsunami with waves as high as 10 feet after more than 20 earthquakes hit in just over 90 minutes » Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV urged people to flee to high land or the top of a nearby building as quickly as possible. Businessinsider.com

Japanese earthquake on Jan. 1 shifted coastline over 800 feet, satellite photos show » Satellite images captured striking changes in the coastline of Japan's Noto Peninsula following a massive earthquake on New Year's Day. Space.com

Quake moved Japan by 8 feet: USGS » Japan's recent massive earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, appears to have moved the island by about eight feet (2.4 meters), the US Geological Survey said. Phys.org

Japan earthquake death toll rises to 55 as military joins relief effort » Tsunami warnings lifted but thousands of residents remain in temporary shelters Ft.com

Earthquake shifted peninsula in Japan 17 feet » A Japanese home is seen adrift in the Pacific Ocean. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are searching for survivors in the coastal waters near Sendai, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/Released) The massive March 11 Tōhoku earthquake shifted Japan’s Oshika Peninsula 5.3 meters (17 […] News.mongabay.com

Tsunami Historical Series: Japan - 2011 - Science On a Sphere » Mar 7, 2016…… Japan, where waves reached over 40 m or 130 ft. high. Outside of Japan the tsunami also killed one person in Papua, Indonesia and rose to … Sos.noaa.gov