2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The earthquake struck at 14:46 local time on 11 March 2011 about 130 km off the coast of the Tōhoku district of northeastern Honshū, east of Sendai, and was felt strongly in Tokyo some 350 km to the south. The Japan Meteorological Agency named it Taiheiyou. Waves swept through many places along the northeast coast, destroying infrastructure and buildings, with Iwate prefecture reported as hit by a 4.2 metre wave.
- Date and time (UTC)
- 2011-03-11T05:46
- Highest recorded water height (m)
- 39.26
- Cause, as the catalogue records it
- earthquake
- Magnitude of the causing earthquake
- 9.1
- NCEI event page
- www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/5413
Category: Disasters & Incidents
Tags: earthquake, honshu, japan, tohoku, pacific
Coordinates: 38.297, 142.373
Part of Tsunamis with waves of 30 metres or more since 1950
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