In recent years, with a method called VLBI that uses quasar observations, and by GPS we have begun to understand the absolute movement of tectonic plates.
気象庁は、東日本大震災のマグニチュードを8.8から、世界観測史上最大級のM9.0に修正した。
The Japan Meteorological Agency has revised the magnitude of the eastern Japan quake from 8.8 to 9.0, the largest recorded in world history.
幾人かの被害者は大津波を観測して目を覆うような惨状だったと思っているそうです。
It is said that several victims of the tsunami think that the devestation they saw was the kind that made you cover your eyes.