Volatile Ocean and the Tsunamis that Follow

Great Japanese painter Katsushita Hokusai painted the Tsunami wave of Kanagawa in 1829-1833
It is not just the earthquakes above ground that cause the danger, but the ones off the coast. These deep earthquakes cause tsunamis to occur. However, not all earthquakes cause Tsunamis, the Japanese word for harbor wave. There is a reason that it is a Japanese word. Japan has been attacked by these devastating ocean attacks since recorded history. Tsunamis can be caused by the uplift of the seafloor during its spreading, but it also can be caused by underwater land slides. Japan experiences tsunamis because of earthquakes.
There was one reported tsunami in Japan with a wave that was 80 ft high. This wave killed hundreds of thousands and left Japan almost completly cleaned off. With the possibility of waved of 450 miles per hour, there is not much someone could do except know the signs and run to higher ground as quickly as possible.
With as many earthquakes as Japan has, it would be impossible for Japan to not to experience tsunamis. Japan has experienced around 195 of these and these won’t end anytime soon. With volatile plates subducting at rapid rates and constant earthquakes because of them, Japan will not be able to escape its unfortunate position in the Pacific Ocean.



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