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On 11 March 2011, at 14:46 JST(05:46 UTC), a Mw 9.0–9.1 underseamegathrust earthquakeoccurred in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsulaof the Tōhoku region. It lasted approximately six minutes and caused a tsunami. It is sometimes known in Japan as the "Great East Japan Earthquake"(東日本大震災, Higashi nihon ...
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 ...
The magnitude 6.6 M w Fukushima Hamadōri earthquake occurred inland on 11 April 2011 at 08:16 UTC at a focal depth of 13 km (8.1 mi), about 36 km (22 mi) west of Iwaki, Fukushima, or 161 km (100 mi) north-northeast of Tokyo. [ 1] To the east of the epicentre, the oceanic Pacific Plate is subducted beneath the continental Okhotsk Plate, on ...
A magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March 2011 devastated large areas along Japan's northeastern coast, killing nearly 20,000 people and triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...
— 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, k ... 2011: A magnitude 9.0 ...
The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude (M ww ) of 7.1, at a depth of 25 km (16 mi) and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VII (Very Strong). [2] At least ten aftershocks were recorded following the event, with the strongest measuring M w 5.3.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan on Monday and reportedly killed at least four people. The earthquake triggered tsunami warnings that were later lifted; however ...
According to Japan's foreign ministry, 163 countries and regions, and 43 international organizations had offered assistance to Japan as of September 15, 2011. The magnitude of the earthquake was estimated at 9.1. This article is a list of charitable and humanitarian responses to the disaster from governments and non-governmental organizations ...