According to international news reports, the flood brought about by tsunami earthquake swept away many of the building properties, boats, ships and people's lives directly to Kesennuma City. As recorded, this is the 7th largest magnitude earthquake that happened in world history since 1730. The strongest happened was in Chile on May 5, 1960. A 9.5 magnitude that killed almost 1,600 people.
Tsunami warnings has been issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (based in Hawaii) to following geographical areas:
- Philippines
- Indonesia
- Russia
- Marcus Island
- Northern Marianas
- Philippines
- Indonesia
Date and time of earthquake
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 38.322°N, 142.369°E
Depth 24.4 km (15.2 miles) set by location program
Region Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
Distances 130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
373 km (231 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
8.9 Earthquake and Tsunami Pictures
Japan Tsunami Video
Photos courtesy of smh.com; Video courtesy of RussiaToday
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