An earthquake that occurs on the Pacific coast of Aomori and Iwate prefectures, and off the coast of Sanriku. Because it occurs along the Japan Trench, about 200 kilometers offshore from the coast, the seismic intensity on land is weak, at V or less, but about 30 minutes to an hour after the earthquake, a large tsunami strikes the coasts of Hokkaido, Tohoku, and the Kanto region. Major past major earthquakes are as follows:
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青森、岩手両県の太平洋岸、三陸沖に発生する地震。沿岸から約200キロメートル沖の日本海溝沿いに発生するので、陸上での震度はV以下と弱いが、地震後約30分から1時間で、北海道から東北、関東地方沿岸を襲う大津波が発生している。過去のおもな大地震は以下のとおりである。
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