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The total damage to Japan's fishing industry, in seven affected prefectures, was estimated at ¥1.26 trillion (US$11.29 billion). [22] The earthquake and tsunami have had significant immediate impacts on businesses such as Toyota, Nissan and Honda, which completely suspended auto production until 14 March 2011.
This is an alphabetically sorted list of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Cities and towns listed here reported at least US$ 100,000 in damage or at least one death.
The earthquake and tsunami also caused extensive and severe structural damage in north-eastern Japan, including heavy damage to roads and railways as well as fires in many areas, and a dam collapse. [ 40 ] [ 261 ] Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said, "In the 65 years after the end of World War II, this is the toughest and the most difficult ...
TOKYO (Reuters) -A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit Tokyo and eastern parts of Japan on Friday evening, the government said, a day after it issued the first-ever advisory about the risk of a huge ...
This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or which caused significant damage or casualties. As indicated below, magnitude is measured on the Richter scale ( M L ) or the moment magnitude scale ( M w ), or the surface wave magnitude scale ( M s ) for very old earthquakes.
The earthquake was rated at a slightly higher magnitude of 6.5 on the Japan Meteorological Agency's scale, following the agency's initial rating of 6.3, according to Reuters.
TOKYO (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, killing at least one person, destroying buildings, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting residents ...
Earthquake and Tsunami 2 Mar 1933: Offshore Tōhoku region, Hawaii: Tsunami waves of 2.9 meters (9 ft 6 in) reached the Hawaiian coastline and caused minor damage. 2,925: 1927 Kita Tango earthquake: Earthquake 7 Mar 1927: Kyoto Prefecture: 2,306: 1945 Mikawa earthquake: Earthquake 13 Jan 1945: Aichi Prefecture