2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
March 11, 2011 · Off the Tōhoku coast, Japan
Magnitude 9.0-9.1 earthquake off northeast Japan, the strongest ever recorded there. Its tsunami killed about 18,000 people and caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Key people
Participants
Strength and losses
Before and after
- Led to
- Fukushima nuclear disaster March 11, 2011