Earthquakes will often occur in Japan once every few days, give or take. This is because Japan is located on four tectonic plates, which are constantly moving and grinding together. This tectonic activity is also responsible for Japan's mountain ranges and active volcanos.
The vast majority of quakes in Japan are minor and do not cause much damage if any at all. This is due to the fact that Japan's modern structures are built to withstand earthquakes to a certain scale. However, because of its high amount of tectonic activity, Japan is more prone to get major, destructive earthquakes than most other nations; most notably the Great Kanto Earthquake (in 1923), the 6.9 magnitude Kobe earthquake in 1995, and most recently the 8.9 magnitude quake that struck on 11th March 2011.
Because the island of Japan lies in an area where several plates meet, it has experienced frequent earthquakes.
Earthquakes are caused by the release of energy or seismic waves when these plates move.
See the related links below for a list of earthquakes that have hit Japan in the past. The most recent earthquake and biggest to ever hit Japan occured March 11, 2011 and measured 8.9 on the Richter scale.
Earthquakes happen all the time. It's just about whether we feel it or not and how much we feel it. Therefore it's impossible to put a number on it.
Tsunamis occur annually in Japan. Mainly they are low-scale ones, but once in a while they can cause major damage.
the Year 200 and up , so it seems like we have small earthquakes everyday So my guess is over 3 X 365=1095X 1811= 1,983,045
There are earthquakes almost everyday, some have small magnitudes, you can barely feel them.
The US has about 50 earthquakes every day.
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Earthquakes are not only in Japan - they happen all over the world. In the last two years there have been notable earthquakes in Japan, China, New Zealand and many other places around the world.
no one knows the answer to that but a big one happen one march 11,2011 bye now
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the Year 200 and up , so it seems like we have small earthquakes everyday So my guess is over 3 X 365=1095X 1811= 1,983,045
Yes, Japan is an earthquake-prone spot. Japan is more likely to have earthquakes than many other countries.
Nobody knows how many earthquakes can happen in a year because you cannot predict earthquakes. :)
The Japanese archipelago is located in an area where several continental and oceanic plates meet. This is the cause of frequent earthquakes and the presence of many volcanoes and hot springs across Japan. If earthquakes occur below or close to the ocean, they may trigger tidal waves (tsunami).
Yes they do if you ask how many earthquakes happen each day.
55 earthquakes happen in the world. small ones though.
There are earthquakes almost everyday, some have small magnitudes, you can barely feel them.
There are many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in Japan. ----