沖地震

おきじしん

Meanings

1. Noun suffix offshore earthquake

Kanji

• 沖 offshore. Read as おき.
• 地 land
• 震 quake. Read as シン.

Words containing 沖地震

• 東北地方太平洋沖地震 (とうほくちほうたいへいようおきじしん) Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011)
• スマトラ沖地震 (スマトラおきじしん) Sumatra-Andaman earthquake (2004, resulting in the Indian Ocean tsunami)
• 三陸沖地震 (さんりくおきじしん) Sanriku offshore earthquake (esp. June 15, 1896, March 3, 1933, and March 11, 2011)

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