Japan Earthquake - Tsunami Fast Facts - CNN.com It is the fourth largest earthquake on record (since 1900) and the largest to hit Japan. Number of people killed (most recent): The confirmed death toll is 15,884 ...
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia, the free ... The earthquake and tsunami also caused extensive and severe structural damage in north-eastern Japan, including heavy damage to roads and railways as ...
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Japan Earthquake 2011: 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits, 30-Foot Tsunami Triggered TOKYO -- A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control. Hours later, the tsu
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Magnitude 9.0 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan; 2011 Date-Time ... Press Release: USGS Updates Magnitude of Japan's 2011 Tohoku Earthquake to 9.0Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:35:00 EDT; Did you feel it? ... by the earthquake and tsunami along the entire east coast of Honshu from Chiba to Aomori. ... continui
Massive earthquake hits Japan - Photos - The Big Picture - Boston.com An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Japan early today. The quake -- one of the largest in recorded history -- triggered a 23-foot tsunami that battered Japan's coast, killing hundreds and sweeping away cars, homes, buildings, and boats.
Widespread destruction from Japan earthquake, tsunamis - CNN.com The morning after Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake to hit the island nation in recorded history and the tsunami it unleashed -- and even as the earth continued to twitch with aftershocks -- the disaster's massive impact was only beginning
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Japan: earthquake aftermath - Photos - The Big Picture - Boston.com Japan raced to avert a nuclear meltdown today by flooding a nuclear reactor with seawater after Friday's massive earthquake left more than 600 people dead and thousands more missing. Towns in the country's northeast coast were literally wiped away by an e
