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 …

On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 JST (05:46:24 UTC), a Mw 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the …

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 …

Mar 11, 2011 · Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami. Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of …

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 …

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude (Mw) 9.1 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Honshu on the Japan Trench. A tsunami that was generated by the earthquake arrived at the coast within …

Apr 18, 2011 · On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 p.m. local time (12:46 a.m. EST), a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred near Honshu, Japan creating a devastating tsunami that threatened …

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 …

The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami was a 9.0-magnitude earthquake followed by tsunami waves. [8] It was measured at 8.4 on the JMA seismic intensity scale [9] [10] The earthquake …

Mar 11, 2024 · A tsunami more than 20 meters high slammed into Miyagi Prefecture's Minamisanriku Town, claiming over 800 lives.