2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

March 11, 2011 · Off the Tōhoku coast, Japan

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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

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.

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