Cracks underwater

15 August 2011 12:32 pm Views - 3138



Cracks underwater, measuring at least 80 meter (262 feet) long and 1 meter (3.28 feet) deep, which are believed to have been created by the March 11 earthquake is pictured near the earthquake center in the east of Japan's Sanriku shorline on August 4, 2011 in this handout released by Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) August 15, 2011. The research conducted by “Shinkai 6500”, a manned submersible, was held between July 30 to August 14 underwater between depth of 3,200m (1.98 mile)  and 5,350m (3.324 mile) to research the impact of the earthquake underwater. Picture taken August 4, 2011. REUTERS