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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.
A tsunami advisory was issued after the earthquake. It covered Kōchi, Ehime, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures [15] and predicted waves of up to 3.3 feet. [16] Tsunami waves measuring 50 cm (1.6 ft) were subsequently observed in Miyazaki, while waves measuring 20 cm (0.66 ft) were observed in Kōchi. [15] The advisories were lifted at ...
227,898 dead [ 5][ 6] On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time ( UTC+7 ), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 Mw struck with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The undersea megathrust earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, [ 8][ 9] was caused by a rupture ...
The coastline where the tsunami had an impact stretches about 400 kilometers (240 miles). 18,426 DEAD The National Police Agency says 18,426 people died, mostly in the tsunami, including 2,527 ...
In Japan, the populace is well-educated about earthquakes and tsunamis, and along Japanese shorelines, tsunami warning signs remind people of the natural hazards along with a network of warning sirens, typically at the top of the cliffs of surrounding hills. [73] The Pacific Tsunami Warning System is based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. It monitors ...
The Japan Meteorological Agency initially issued a tsunami advisory, predicting waves of up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) along the southern coast of Kyushu and nearby island of Shikoku.
A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 struck southwestern Japan, triggering tsunami warnings for a number of the country’s western islands. The tremor occurred off the coast of Miyazaki ...
The Great Wave off Kanagawa ( Japanese: 神奈川沖浪裏, Hepburn: Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura, lit. 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa')[ a] is a woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history. The print depicts three boats moving through a storm-tossed sea, with a large, cresting wave ...