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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 ...
March 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 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.
A Japanese urban search and rescue team sent to New Zealand following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake was recalled. [68] On 27 March 2011, Japan's National Police Agency reported that 14 of its officers had died in the line of duty in the disaster and a further 16 were missing. [69]
3.11: Surviving Japan had its first pre-screening at Simon Fraser University on March 10, 2012 for the one-year anniversary of the disaster. [8] [10] The film was Officially released on March 11, 2013 and Premiered at Laemmle Noho 7 Theatre North Hollywood, CA with coverage by NHK World and AMC Theatres in San Diego, San Francisco and New York ...
Disasters and accidents 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami A 9.1 magnitude earthquake hits offshore of Japan's Miyagi prefecture, producing tsunamis as high as 10 meters near the epicenter and reaching land throughout the Pacific ocean. (Japan Times) (Canadian Press via Google News), (AP via ABC News America) At least 1000 people have died in the earthquake and tsunami. (LA Times) The Sendai ...
This is a list of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.Japan had experienced 900 aftershocks after the M9.1 earthquake on March 11, 2011 with about 60 aftershocks being over magnitude 6.0 and three over magnitude 7.0.
Japanese soccer fans display a banner to thank Korea for their support during the 2011 earthquake. South Korea was among the first foreign emergency rescue teams consisting of 5 rescuers and 2 rescue dogs who arrived in Japan on March 12, while another team of 102 rescuers arrived 2 days later. [98]