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Jan 2, 2024 · A massive earthquake of 7.6 magnitude hit central Japan on the first day of 2024 killing at least 48 people. In the aftermath of one of the strongest earthquakes to have hit the island country since March 2011, thousands of army personnel, firefighters, and police officers have been dispatched to the worst-hit areas for rescue efforts.
Mar 10, 2021 · 35 Photos. In Focus. Ten years ago, on March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern shore—the most powerful earthquake ever recorded to have hit the country ...
Nov 15, 2022 · Scenes of devastation from the Tohoku region stunned the world after the tsunami generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake slammed into the northeastern coast on March 11, 2011. But now, 13 ...
The viral set of images depicts the damage caused by the 2011 and 2016 earthquakes that hit Japan. The photos are unrelated to the recent disaster.
Mar 11, 2016 · On March 11, 2011 one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was epicentered off the coast of Japan. But most of the devastation—including many of the over 15,000 deaths—was due not to the ...
Mar 19, 2023 · An earthquake-triggered tsunami sweeps shores along Iwanuma, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
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Mar 11, 2016 · The 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and, along with the subsequent tsunami that reached nearly 100 feet above sea level, it killed over 18,000 people, displaced 400,000, and caused the Fukushima nuclear plant to melt down. Five years later, the cleanup of the reactors continues with no end in sight.
