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Boat damage from the tsunami, taken one day after the event. The 1983 Sea of Japan earthquake (Japanese: 日本海中部地震) occurred on May 26, 1983, at 11:59:57 local time (02:59:57 UTC). It had a magnitude of 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale. It occurred in the Sea of Japan, about 100 km west of the coast of Noshiro in Akita Prefecture ...
With the earthquake and tsunami in Japan a month before the 2011 Convention the group that holds Anime Detour had all the funds of the charity auction sent to the Red Cross for Japan Relief Effort as well as donation boxes located around the convention. Anime Detour raised $36,243.84 during the three-day convention for the relief efforts. [186]
Offshore of Misawa, Japan: This earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu Island, near Misawa Japan, Aomori Prefecture, and was followed by a significant tsunami. The earthquake and ensuing tsunami claimed 52 lives and resulted in significant material damage in Northern Japan. [51] [52] June 17, 1973: 7.8 M w: 0: 1973 Nemuro earthquake: 1973 ...
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake was one of the strongest temblors on record. It struck offshore at 2:46 p.m. and generated a towering tsunami that reached land within half an hour.
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Monday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert and prompting an official warning to residents to evacuate affected coastal areas as soon as possible.
This is an alphabetically sorted list of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Cities and towns listed here reported at least US$ 100,000 in damage or at least one death.
Collapsed houses after an earthquake in Anamizu Town in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 1, 2024. (Noboru Hosono / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP) In Suzu, the collapse of a two-story house was ...
Operation Tomodachi (トモダチ作戦, Tomodachi Sakusen, literally "Operation Friend(s)") was a United States Armed Forces (especially U.S. Forces Japan) assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The operation took place from 12 March to 4 May 2011; involved 24,000 U.S ...