LiveScience.com - SAN FRANCISCO – Dozens of people stood atop a string of dunes overlooking the Pacific Ocean here this morning (March 11), watching for larger-than-average waves spawned by the huge 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan earl...

LiveScience.com - Tsunamis, such as the one generated by the magnitude 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan today (March 11), are often generated by massive ruptures beneath the Earth’s surface underneath the ocean floor.

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