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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.
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.
[69] [70] [71] It started as a 9.0 undersea earthquake, that resulted in a tsunami which caused 15, 893 deaths, 6,152 injured and 2,572 people missing. [ 72 ] Following the disaster, Mercy Relief raised $2.6 million for victims, where they spent on operations and logistics, buying essentials and radioactive protective suits for survivors. [ 73 ]
The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble. Deaths had reached 98 earlier in the ...
Aftershocks continued to jolt Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from a series of strong earthquakes rose to at least 64.. Earlier, Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida said rescuers were in a ...
This is an alphabetically sorted list of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Cities and towns listed here reported at least US$ 100,000 in damage or at least one death.
The overall death toll in Gaza moved past 42,000 on Wednesday, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run strip. While up to 51,000 children in the besieged enclave could be unaccompanied ...
The earthquake struck close to the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa and its magnitude has been estimated in the 7.1–7.5 range. [13] It possibly triggered a tsunami (though not all experts agree) [14] [15] and the death toll has been reported as 23,024. [12] August 3, 1361 (G) July 26, 1361 (J) 8.4 M s: 1361 Shōhei earthquake: 正平南海地震 ...