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2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami is an 8.9-magnitude megathrust earthquake that created tsunami waves of up to 10 metres (33 ft). It is the largest earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history and the seventh largest in the world since records began.
The earthquake focus was reported to be off the Oshika Peninsula, the east coast of Tōhoku on 11 March 2011, at 05:46 UTC (14:46 local time) at a depth of 24.4 kilometres (15.2 mi).
News reports by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) indicate that at least 1000 people have died and another 530 are missing in six different prefectures, although it is feared the total number of dead could be far higher.
The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami is an 8.9-magnitude megathrust earthquake that created tsunami waves of up to 10 metres (33 ft). It is the largest earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history and the seventh largest in the world since records began.
The earthquake focus was reported to be off the Oshika Peninsula, the east coast of Tōhoku on 11 March 2011, at 05:46 UTC (14:46 local time) at a depth of 24.4 kilometres (15.2 mi).
News reports by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) indicate that at least 1000 people have died and another 530 are missing in six different prefectures, although it is feared the total number of dead could be far higher.
