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 lasted approximately six minutes and caused a tsunami.

Mar 11, 2011 · Japan earthquake and tsunami, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and killed at least 20,000 people. A powerful earthquake off the coast of Honshu also generated a series of large tsunami waves that devastated many coastal areas and triggered a major nuclear accident.

Mar 11, 2011 · Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami. Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water after the...

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 Tohoku region, a northern part of the island of Honshu. The Tohoku earthquake caused a …

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 minutes, overtopping seawalls and disabling three nuclear reactors within days.

Jun 13, 2024 · Japan’s coast endured great destruction due to a massive undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0. This was one of the most devastating natural disasters in history because the earthquake triggered a series of powerful tsunami waves, reaching heights up to 40.5 meters.

6 days ago · The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 was the strongest jolt ever recorded in Japan and the fourth-largest globally since the start of the 20th century. It triggered a deadly tsunami and nuclear ...

Apr 18, 2011 · 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 natural resources throughout the entire Pacific basin.

The earthquake generated a wide spread large scale tsunami. The tsunami reached to the coastal line of Sanriku area the nearest coast to the epicenter in about 30 min. The tsunami also propagated across the Pacific Ocean, and arrived at Hawaii in about 8 hours, the Pacific Coast of the USA in 9 to 12 hours and Chile in 22 hours (Figure 7).

Mar 11, 2011 · Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 - Aftermath, Recovery, Rebuilding: The number of those confirmed dead or listed as missing was about 18,500. Most of those killed were drowning victims of the tsunami waves. Miyagi prefecture suffered the greatest losses.