Running Head: Great Sendai Earthquake 1
Great Sendai Earthquake
Angela Burnham
American National University
Sendai Earthquake 2
Abstract
This paper explores the tragedy of the Great Sendai Earthquake which took place 80 miles off
the coast of Japan’s city of Sendai. The earthquake initiated a tsunami with waves reaching
upwards of 30 feet, and decimating multiple prefectures and coastal towns. The tsunami reached
