28+ March 11 2011 Japan Earthquake Background. This is the fourth largest earthquake in the world and the largest in japan since instrumental recordings. On march 11th, 2011 the east coast of honshu japan was rocked by an earthquake that measured in at a magnitude of 9.0.
Massive earthquake hits JAPAN - 2011 march-11 from image.slidesharecdn.com The great east japan earthquake that occurred on march 11, 2011, caused a lot of damage in japan due to the tsunami caused by the earthquake. The 11 march 2011, magnitude 9.0 honshu, japan earthquake (38.322 n, 142.369 e, depth 32 km) generated a tsunami observed over the pacific region and caused tremendous local devastation. On friday, march 11, 2011 at 2:46:23 p.m.
Half an hour after the quake, the tsunami hit the north east coast of japan, destroying everything in its path.
The great east japan earthquake that occurred on march 11, 2011, caused a lot of damage in japan due to the tsunami caused by the earthquake. Tsunami debris has continued to wash up on north american beaches years. The resulting tsunami that swept the coast resulted in over 10,000 deaths and widespread destruction. • the march 11 earthquake was much bigger than the prediction, recoding m9.0 and the rupture zone stretched 500 km length and 200 km width.
