Why did Wednesday’s earthquake and tsunami produce so little damage?
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded triggered a tsunami – and a race against time
On Wednesday, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded hit a sparsely populated region in far-east Russia.
It triggered a tsunami that started crossing the ocean at hundreds of miles an hour. What followed was a race against time: early warning systems went into alert mode as waves fanned out towards the coastlines of Japan, Hawaii and the US west coast.
＼ 最新情報をチェック ／
