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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

2011 CE · Japan, Asia · Disaster

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 JST, a Mw 9. 0–9. 1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region of Japan. It lasted approximately six minutes and caused a tsunami. It is sometimes known in Japan as the "Great East Japan Earthquake" , among other names.

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