Wilayah Jepang terletak di pertemuan sedikitnya tiga lempeng tektonik, dimana pergeseran bumi dapat menyebabkan gempa, menjadikan Jepang sebagai salah satu wilayah rawan gempa di dunia.
Japan sits at the junction of at least three tectonic plates, immense slabs of the earth's crust whose gradual movements are thought to cause earthquakes, making it one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions.