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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. A helicopter flies over the port of Sendai to deliver food to survivors of the earthquake and tsunami. On 11 March 2011, at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC), a Mw 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region.
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.
1923 Great Kantō earthquake. The Great Kantō earthquake (関東大地震, Kantō dai-jishin, Kantō ō-jishin) also known in Japanese as Kantō daishinsai (関東大震災)[ 11 ][ 12 ] struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshū at 11:58:32 JST (02:58:32 UTC) on Saturday, September 1, 1923. Varied accounts indicate the ...
List of earthquakes in Japan. "Japanese earthquake" redirects here. For the 11 March 2011 earthquake in the Tōhoku region, see 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Earthquakes M5.5+ around Japan (1900–2016) M7.0–7.9=163 EQs, M8.0+=14 EQs. [1] This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or ...
August 8, 2024 at 1:12 PM. TOKYO — A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory that urged residents to stay away from the coastline. Nine ...
List of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 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. City.
Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Japan received messages of condolence and offers of assistance from a range of international leaders. According to Japan's foreign ministry, 163 countries and regions, and 43 international organizations had offered assistance to Japan as of September 15, 2011. [1]
On the anniversary of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami all over Japan protesters called for the abolishment of nuclear power, and the scrapping of nuclear reactors. [122] Tokyo: a demonstration was held in the streets of Tokyo and the march ended in front of the headquarters of TEPCO; Koriyama, Fukushima