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  2. Feb 25, 2022 · The Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami or the Great Tohoku earthquake, was a natural disaster that shook northeastern Japan on March...

  3. Mar 15, 2011 · March 15, 2011. 2 min read. Fast Facts about the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The speed of the Pacific Plate, the distance Japan's main island was displaced, and other facts and...

  4. Fast facts: 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. The Tōhoku earthquake was a magnitude 9.0 — the most powerful earthquake recorded in Japan since 1900, when seismic recording devices were first used, and it is the fourth most powerful ever detected worldwide. People in Japan felt strong shaking for three to five minutes.

  5. Jul 17, 2013 · March 11, 2011 - At 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude earthquake takes place 231 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 15.2 miles. The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damage...

  6. Mar 11, 2011 · Japan earthquake and tsunami, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and killed at least 20,000 people. A powerful earthquake off the coast of Honshu also generated a series of large tsunami waves that devastated many coastal areas and triggered a major nuclear accident.

  7. On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its recorded history. The earthquake struck below the North Pacific, 130 kilometers (81 miles) east of Sendai, the largest city in the Tohoku region, a northern part of the island of Honshu. The Tohoku earthquake caused a tsunami.

  8. The earthquake struck on March 11, 2011, at 2:46 pm local time. The epicenter was located about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of the city of Sendai, which is in Miyagi prefecture. With a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale, it was one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded.

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