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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 Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, which began on 11 March 2011. The proximate cause of the accident was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which resulted in electrical grid failure and damaged nearly all of the power plant's backup energy ...
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.
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.
— March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9.0 earthquake strikes off the coast of northeastern Japan, triggering a towering tsunami that smashed into the Fukushima nuclear plant, knocking out power and ...
UTC time: 2011-04-11 08:16:12: ISC event: 16416735: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 11 April 2011: Local time: 17:16 JST: Magnitude: 6.6 M w [1]: Depth: 13 km (8 mi) Epicenter: 1]: Type: Dip-slip: Areas affected: Japan: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) JMA 6−: Peak acceleration: 2.11 g 2071.7 Gal: Tsunami: No: Landslides: Yes: Casualties: 4 dead, 10 injured: A potent magnitude 6.6 M w ...
New Year’s Day quake in Japan revives the trauma of 2011 triple disasters. ... It unleashed tsunami with waves up to 40 meters (131 feet) high that pounded into the coast, across sea walls and ...
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.