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Great East Japan Earthquake


2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

It is sometimes known in Japan as the "Great East Japan Earthquake" (東日本大震災, Higashi nihon daishinsai), among other names. ... The disaster is often ...

Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 | Facts & Death Toll

The quake caused no injuries and little damage.) The March 11, 2011, earthquake was the strongest to strike the region since the beginning of ...

Great East Japan Earthquake - 復興庁

As a result of the disaster, which caused the triple tragedy of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, approximately 20,000 people lost their lives and ...

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami - National Geographic Education

Maps ... On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its recorded history. The earthquake struck below the North Pacific, 130 kilometers (81 ...

On This Day: 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami | News

On This Day: 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami ... On March 11, 2011, a magnitude (Mw) 9.1 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Honshu on the Japan ...

Japan earthquake & tsunami of 2011: Facts and information

The Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami or the Great Tohoku earthquake, was a natural ...

Learning from Megadisasters: A Decade of Lessons from the Great ...

Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, a mega-disaster that marked Japan and the world with its ...

Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami - UNEP

On 11 March 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the north-eastern coast of Japan – the strongest ever recorded in the country – triggered a tsunami up to ...

10 Years Since the Great East Japan Earthquake - The Atlantic

Residents are marking the passage of a decade since a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern shore—the most powerful ...

2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Facts, FAQs, how to help

... Japan's Honshu island on March 11, 2011. The Great East Japan Earthquake — the name given to the event by the Japanese government ...

Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on health ...

In this paper we report on the damage and its impact to describe the health consequences among disaster victims in Iwate Prefecture who were subject to damage ...

Great East Japan Earthquake - World Health Organization (WHO)

In the early afternoon of 11 March 2011, Japan was rocked by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that caused widespread damage to the country's eastern coastal region.

A Look Back at the 2011 Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake

An M9.0 earthquake occurred offshore of the east coast of the Tohoku region on the island of Honshu, Japan. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded ...

The 10th Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake

Americans are proud to have supported Japan in the aftermath of the March 11 disaster. Just hours after the earthquake and tsunami struck, our ...

Response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami ...

As observed in devastated areas in Japan, tsunami flow depths over 2 m have the potential to severely damage houses. High rise RC buildings with ...

13 years after Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami ... - YouTube

Many communities were destroyed during the disaster on March 11, 2011. This special coverage looks back on what happened, ...

Reconstruction following the Great East Japan Earthquake

Reconstruction following the Great East Japan Earthquake ... On March 11, 2021, the Prime Minister attended the Memorial Ceremony Marking the Tenth Anniversary of ...

Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the Employment ...

The Great East Japan Earthquake devasted the old community in coastal areas characterized by primary industry. The number of unemployed people increased ...

3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake: 13 years on | NHK WORLD ...

Thirteen years have passed since the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.

Great East Japan Earthquake

Other names, such as the “Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake” or “Tohoku Earthquake”, were used earlier. Source: USGS and ERI, University of Tokyo. Fig. 1 ...