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A seismogram recorded in Massachusetts, United States. The magnitude 9.1 (M w) undersea megathrust earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011 at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) in the north-western Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 32 km (20 mi), [9] [56] with its epicenter approximately 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku, Japan, lasting approximately six minutes.
UTC time: 2011-04-11 08:16:12: ISC event: 16416735: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 11 April 2011: Local time: 17:16 JST: Magnitude: 6.6 M w [1]: Depth: 13 km (8 mi) Epicenter: 1]: Type: Dip-slip: Areas affected: Japan: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) JMA 6−: Peak acceleration: 2.11 g 2071.7 Gal: Tsunami: No: Landslides: Yes: Casualties: 4 dead, 10 injured: A potent magnitude 6.6 M w ...
The 2011 Colorado earthquake caused damage in Segundo, Cokedale, Valdez and Trinidad. Rockslides occurred on State Highway 12. - - 23 [77] United States, Virginia, 11 km southwest of Mineral: 5.8 6.0 VIII The 2011 Virginia earthquake was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S. history, with tremors also being felt in Canada. [78]
The magnitude 7.1 quake occurred off the country’s northeastern coast late Saturday, local time.
The Miracle Pine Tree (奇跡の一本松, Kiseki no Ippon matsu) was the lone surviving tree of the Takata Pine Forest, which suffered deadly damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake tsunami in March 2011. [3] [4] It was located in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency warns major quakes could hit the area over the next week Japan earthquake – latest: Aftershocks continue in quake zone as death toll rises to 64 Skip to main content
WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) -The confirmed death toll from the New Year's Day earthquake in Japan reached 110 on Saturday as a search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings entered a sixth ...
The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, which began on 11 March 2011. The proximate cause of the accident was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which resulted in electrical grid failure and damaged nearly all of the power plant's backup energy ...