Science Earth Sciences Natural Disasters and Hazards Earthquakes Past Earthquakes
Sendai, Japan 2011
On Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC (14:46 local time) a magnitude 8.9 earthquake, the largest earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history, occurred off the Oshika Peninsula, 130 kilometers east of Sendai, Honshu, Japan. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported wave amplitudes of up 7.3 meters were recorded on the coast of Japan. Tsunami warnings were issued for more than 50 countries on the Pacific coast.
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BBCWorld Twitter updates, live video, key points, maps, photo gallery, and related articles.
Person finder, maps, videos, links to news, warnings, disaster forums, train and blackout information. [Japanese/English]
Live updates, news articles, photographs, videos, and interactive map of the tsunami warnings and progress across the Pacific.
Text and map of current warnings and advisories. [English/Japanese]
Map showing location and strength of fore- and aftershocks.
Overview, map, and tsunami alert status.
Collected coverage provides news, analysis, photos, video and infographics.
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BBC map of aftershocks, including twenty of magnitude over 6.0.
(March 15, 2011)
News, photos, and videos.
(March 11, 2011)
Live updates, news articles, photographs, videos, and interactive map of the tsunami warnings and progress across the Pacific.
Overview, map, and tsunami alert status.
Collected coverage provides news, analysis, photos, video and infographics.
Map showing location and strength of fore- and aftershocks.
BBCWorld Twitter updates, live video, key points, maps, photo gallery, and related articles.
Article, updates, video, and slideshow.
Person finder, maps, videos, links to news, warnings, disaster forums, train and blackout information. [Japanese/English]
Text and map of current warnings and advisories. [English/Japanese]
BBC map of aftershocks, including twenty of magnitude over 6.0.
(March 15, 2011)
News, photos, and videos.
(March 11, 2011)
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