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  2. 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. 2021 Fukushima earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Japan, with an epicenter north of Sendai, and a hypocenter depth of 29 km. [16] It was the largest instrumentally recorded earthquake in the country, and the fourth largest ever recorded worldwide. [17]

  4. List of earthquakes in 2011 - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 Tohoku earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and is the fourth largest earthquake in recorded history, a tsunami up to 40.5 m (133 ft) high caused 19,745 deaths with 6,242 people injured, and 2,556 people missing.

  5. A ‘non-destructive’ tsunami was spotted after California’s ...

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    The 2011 tsunami that hit Japan also caused $100m in damage to the state’s ports and harbors. The best way to be prepared is to be aware of the risk a tsunami might pose to the immediate ...

  6. Powerful Earthquake Hits Off Southern Japan - AOL

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    The agency said tsunami waves of up to 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) were detected along parts of Kyushu's southern coast and the nearby island of Shikoku about a half hour after the quake struck.

  7. Japan's recovery from tsunami disaster, by the numbers - AOL

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    A wave as high as 19 meters (62 feet) was recorded in the town of Miyako in Iwate prefecture. In Miyagi prefecture, the tsunami swept as far as 6 kilometers (3.6 miles) inland.

  8. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    About 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the epicenter of the earthquake, around 30 million tons of ice fell from the Tasman Glacier into Tasman Lake, producing a series of 3.5-metre (11 ft) high tsunami waves, which hit tourist boats on the lake. [172] [173] 2011: Pacific coast of Japan: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami: Earthquake

  9. April 2011 Miyagi earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The April 2011 Miyagi earthquake (2011年 宮城県沖地震, 2011-Nen Miyagi-ken-oki jishin) occurred off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) east of Sendai, Japan. The M w 7.1 thrust earthquake was classified as an aftershock of the March 11 Tōhoku earthquake , and occurred at 23:32 JST (14:32 UTC ) on ...