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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.
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The 9.0 M W earthquake occurred at 14:46 on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter off of the east coast of the Tōhoku region. [42] It produced maximum ground g-force of 560 Gal, 520 Gal, 560 Gal at units 2, 3, and 5 respectively. This exceeded the seismic reactor design tolerances of 450 Gal, 450 Gal, and 460 Gal for continued operation ...
2011-03-19T05:31:54Z Sae1962 874x781 (185981 Bytes) Changed the magnitude of the earthquake from 8,9 to 9,0 on the Richter scale only. 2011-03-18T12:28:32Z Kintetsubuffalo 874x781 (166800 Bytes) Reverted to version as of 15:02, 16 March 2011 per WPMOS on borders; 2011-03-17T19:26:29Z W.Rebel 874x781 (167455 Bytes) a common appearance as the ...
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.
In Japan, the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake occurred at 14:46 on 11 March 2011. [7] At the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Fukushima Daiichi NPS), [8] operated by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the earthquake and tsunami caused the compound accident (hereinafter called Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident) consisting of Station BlackOut (SBO) incident, Unit ...
March 11 – A 8.9-magnitude earthquake hits offshore of Japan's Miyagi prefecture, resulting in tsunami waves as high as 10 metres, [9] [10] causing an accident at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant March 12 – Kyushu Shinkansen opens between Yatsushiro and Hakata of Fukuoka , with the start of direct high-speed train between Osaka to Kagoshima .
Japan has had a long history of earthquake catastrophes and seismic activity, the most deadly of which was the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. In the 21st century, the most severe earthquake that occurred was the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Firefighters attempting to stop a fire after the Great Hanshin earthquake