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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.
Jun 13, 2011 · June 9, 2011 — The March 11 earthquake and tsunami left more than 28,000 dead or missing. See incredible footage of the tsunami swamping cities and turning b...
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.
Jan 1, 2024 · Thousands of people in Japan are spending the night in evacuation centres after a powerful earthquake. Four people are confirmed to have been killed, the Kyodo news agency reports, and dozens of...
Sep 14, 2024 · Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 - Aftermath, Recovery, Rebuilding: The number of those confirmed dead or listed as missing was about 18,500. Most of those killed were drowning victims of the tsunami waves. Miyagi prefecture suffered the greatest losses.
Jan 1, 2024 · Japan issued a Tsunami warning after a series of strong earthquakes struck the Sea of Japan on New Year's Day.
Mar 11, 2021 · TOKYO (AP) — Japan fell quiet at 2:46 p.m. Thursday to mark the minute that an earthquake began 10 years ago, setting off a tsunami and nuclear crisis that devastated the country’s northeast coast in a disaster that one survivor said he fears people are beginning to forget.
Mar 11, 2021 · The magnitude-9.0 quake that struck on March 11, 2011, was one of the biggest on record and set off a massive tsunami that swept far inland, destroying towns and causing meltdowns at the...
Mar 11, 2021 · TOKYO (AP) — Ten years after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s northeastern coast, triggering meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, much has been achieved in disaster-hit areas but they are still recovering.
Oct 2, 2023 · The latest tsunami information in Japan, with maps showing tsunami warning and advisory areas, as well as estimated heights and arrival times.
