On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 JST (05:46:24 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. It …

Mar 11, 2011 · The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, are called the Great Tōhoku Earthquake and the Great Sendai Earthquake. The day’s events are also referred to as 3/11.

On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its recorded history. The earthquake struck below the North Pacific, 130 kilometers (81 miles) east of Sendai, the largest city in the …

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude (Mw) 9.1 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Honshu on the Japan Trench. A tsunami that was generated by the earthquake arrived at the coast within 30 …

The magnitude 9.0 earthquake (later determined to be 9.1) that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, was unprecedented in the modern history of Japan, according to scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey …

The earthquake and the tsunami caused the serious damage especially along the Pacific coast of the North-eastern Japan. The Tsunami killed tens of thousands people, and destroyed the towns, …

On 11 March 2011 at 2:46 p.m., Japan was struck by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake which generated a gigantic tsunami that hit a 700 km stretch of its Pacific coast-lines.

Feb 25, 2022 · Facts and information about the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan.

Mar 11, 2011 · Communities across northeastern Japan (Tohoku Region) suffered extensive and severe structural damage as a result of the earthquake and tsunami, including heavy damage to roads, …

On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 p.m. local time (12:46 a.m. EST), a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred near Honshu, Japan creating a devastating tsunami that threatened people, property, infrastructure and …