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    The magnitude 9.1 (M w) undersea megathrust earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011 at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) in the north-western Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 32 km (20 mi), with its epicenter approximately 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku, Japan, lasting approximately six minutes.
    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.
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  3. https://www.britannica.com/event/Japan-earthquake...

    Apr 21, 2022 · The magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 pm. (The early estimate of magnitude 8.9 was later revised upward.) The epicentre was located some 80 miles (130 km) east of the city of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, and the …

  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tōhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami

    The magnitude 9.1 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011 at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) in the north-western Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 32 km (20 mi), with its epicenter approximately 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku, Japan, lasting approximately six minutes. The earthquake was initially reported as 7.9 Mw by the USGS before it was quic…

    • Local time: 14:46 JST
    • Local date: 11 March 2011
    • Duration: 6 minutes
    • UTC time: 2011-03-11 05:46:24
  5. https://www.livescience.com/39110-japan-2011-earthquake-tsunami-facts.html
    • Less than an hour after the earthquake, the first of many tsunami waves hit Japan's coastline. The tsunami waves reached run-up heights (how far the wave surges inland above sea level) of up to 128 feet (39 meters) at Miyako city and traveled inland as far as 6 miles (10 km) in Sendai. The tsunami flooded an estimated area of approximately 217 squa...
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  6. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/day-2011-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami
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    The 2011 event resulted from thrust faulting on the subduction zone plate boundary between the Pacific and North America plates, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This region has a high rate of seismic activity, with the potential to generate tsunamis. Past earthquakes that generated tsunamis in the region ha…
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  7. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/japan-earthquake.html

    Mar 11, 2011 · Tsunami intensity Aftershocks The earthquake triggered a 23-foot tsunami that devastated the northeast coast of the country, leaving at least 1,000 dead and many more …

  8. 2011 Sendai earthquake | eeeshockers

    https://eeeshockers.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/2011-sendai-earthquake

    Mar 11, 2011 · The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami was an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that created tsunami waves of up to 10 metres (33 ft). It was measured at 7 on the Japan …

  9. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/.../shakemap/intensity

    Mar 11, 2011 · The Earthquake Event Page application supports most recent browsers ... M 9.1 - 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan. 2011-03-11 05:46:24 (UTC) 38.297°N 142.373°E; 29.0 …

  10. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tōhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami

    The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami was a 9.0-magnitude earthquake followed by tsunami waves. It was measured at 8.4 on the JMA seismic intensity scale The earthquake happened …

  11. https://2011sendaiearthquake.blogspot.com

    Mar 11, 2011 · The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami was an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resultant tsunami waves. [2] It was measured at 7 on the JMA seismic intensity scale in the …

  12. 2011 Sendai earthquake and Tsunami in Japan: Earthquake

    https://2011sendaiearthquake.blogspot.com/2011/03/earthquake.html

    The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami was an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resultant tsunami waves. It was measured at 7 on the JMA seismic intensity scale in the northern Miyagi …

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