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Tracking giant earth­quakes in the Ring of Fire 11.03.2021 Many processes behind giant earthquakes are still not understood. Ten years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake in Japan, an international team aims to unravel the sedimentary archive of past earthquakes in the Japan Trench. Michael Strasser from the Sedimentary Geology Working Group is one of the scientific leaders of the deep sea-expedition in the framework of the IODP. Image: Research vessel Kaimei. (Credit: JAMSTEC) Exactly ten years ago today, on 11 March 2011, Japan was unexpectedly struck by one of the most severe earthquakes ever recorded, resulting in a disaster. The Tohoku-oki earthquake registered 9.0 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw) – a - precise scientific indication of the strength of earthquakes: it triggered a tsunami with enormous destructive force that killed thousands of people and resulted in a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant. Smaller earthquakes are not unusual

United statesJapan trenchJapan generalPacific oceanKen ikeharaMichael strasserEuropean consortium for ocean research drillingInternational ocean discovery programJapan agency for marineSedimentary geology working groupDepartment of geologyAustrian academy of sciencesUniversity of innsbruckScientist michael strasser university of innsbruckInstitute for marineNational institute of advanced industrial science