On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 JST (05:46:24 UTC), a Mw 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region of …

Mar 11, 2011 · The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, are called the Great Tōhoku Earthquake and the Great Sendai Earthquake. The day’s events are also referred to as 3/11.

On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its recorded history. The earthquake struck below the North Pacific, 130 kilometers (81 miles) east of Sendai, the largest city in the …

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude (Mw) 9.1 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Honshu on the Japan Trench. A tsunami that was generated by the earthquake arrived at the coast within 30 …

Feb 25, 2022 · Facts and information about the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan.

Dec 19, 2025 · On March 11, 2011, a devastating earthquake, the fourth largest ever recorded, caused a massive tsunami on the Pacific coast of Japan. Tsunami waves traveled up to six miles inland. An …

Mar 11, 2026 · A look back at 60 Minutes' reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000.

The magnitude 9.0 earthquake (later determined to be 9.1) that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, was unprecedented in the modern history of Japan, according to scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey …

An epic 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami March 11 wreaked havoc around Japan, killing more than 15,000 people.

On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 p.m. local time (12:46 a.m. EST), a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred near Honshu, Japan creating a devastating tsunami that threatened people, property, infrastructure and …