The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30 kilometers, with its epicenter recorded at Latitude 31.09 N and Longitude 131.47 E.

As the overlying plate lifts up, it also forms mountain ... that eventually build up into island arcs like Japan. At divergent boundaries in the oceans, magma from deep in the Earth's mantle ...

Along these plate boundaries, events like earthquakes ... contributing to Hawaii's gradual movement toward Japan over ...