TSUNAMI IN JAPAN

TSUNAMI IN JAPAN:

TSUNAMI IN JAPAN 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami "2011 Miyagi earthquake" redirects here. For the aftershock that occurred on 7 April. An aerial view of tsunami damage in the Tohoku region with black smoke coming from the Nippon Oil Sendai oil refinery. Time - 02:46 on friday , Date - 11 March 2011 (+09:00) Duration 6 minutes Magnitude - 9.0 Depth - 32 km Epicenter location 38.322°N 142.369°ECoordinates: 38.322°N 142.369°E Type Megathrust earthquake Countries or regions affected Japan (primary), Pacific Rim (secondary) Total damage - Tsunami wave, flooding, landslides, fires, building and infrastructure damage, nuclear incidents including radiation releases Peak ground acceleration. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake, officially named the Great East Japan Earthquake. It was the most powerful known earthquake to have hit Japan, and one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world overall since modern record-keeping began in 1900. In addition to loss of life and destruction of infrastructure, the tsunami caused a number of nuclear accidents, of which by far the most serious was an ongoing level 7 event and 20 km evacuation zone around the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant (see Fukushima I nuclear accidents). The overall cost could exceed $300 billion, making it the most expensive natural disaster on record. The Japanese National Police Agency has confirmed 14,755 deaths, 5,279 injured, and 10,706 people missing, across eighteen prefectures, as well as over 125,000 buildings damaged or destroyed. The earthquake and tsunami caused extensive and severe structural damage in Japan, including heavy damage to roads and railways as well as fires in many areas, and a dam collapse. Around 4.4 million households in northeastern Japan were left without electricity and 1.5 million without water. Now let us take a look on images of Tsunami In Japan.

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