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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 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.
This earthquake resulted in at least 1 death and left at least 185 injured. [14] Serious damage was caused. There was no tsunami. It is believed that this was an aftershock of the earthquake almost 10 years to the exact date of the 2011 mainshock. [15] 2021-03-20 18:09:45 M w 7.0 M JMA 6.9
Japan ¥ 791 million (US$7.21 million) [7] Fudai: Iwate Prefecture: Japan: 1 4 [2] Fujisawa: Kanagawa Prefecture: Japan: 1: 8: Fukaura: Aomori Prefecture: Japan ¥ 150 million (US$1.37 million) [3] Fukushima: Fukushima Prefecture: Japan: 3: 19: Futaba: Fukushima Prefecture: Japan: 30: 5 [8] [9] Gonohe: Aomori Prefecture: Japan: 5 ¥ 139.6 ...
A convoy of fire engines in the tsunami zone. The aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami included both a humanitarian crisis and massive economic impacts. The tsunami created over 300,000 refugees in the Tōhoku region of Japan, and resulted in shortages of food, water, shelter, medicine and fuel for survivors. 15,900 deaths have been confirmed.
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In 2011 a M w 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake caused by the subduction of the Pacific plate below the Okhotsk microplate. The worst effected areas in Tohoku, Japan experienced around six minutes of shaking. The main slip occurred at the "North America or Okhotsk plate". [15]