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2011 Tōhoku
earthquake and tsunami
東北地方太平洋沖地震; 東日本大震災
	A helicopter flies over the port of Sendai to deliver food to survivors of the earthquake and tsunami.
	Tokyo Sendai
UTC time	2011-03-11 05:46:24
ISC event	16461282
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	11 March 2011; 14 years ago
Local time	14:46:24 JST
Duration	6 minutes
Magnitude	9.0–9.1 Mw
Depth	29 km (18 mi)
Epicenter	38°19′19″N 142°22′08″E / 38.322°N 142.369°E
Fault	Convergent boundary between Pacific plate and Okhotsk microplate
Type	Megathrust
Areas affected	Japan (shaking, tsunami); Pacific Rim (tsunami);
Total damage	$360 billion USD
Max. intensity	JMA 7 (MMI XI)
Peak acceleration	2.99 g
Peak velocity	117.41 cm/s
Tsunami	Up to 40.5 m (133 ft) in Miyako, Iwate, Tōhoku
Landslides	Yes
Foreshocks	List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake
Aftershocks	13,386 (as of 6 March 2018)
Casualties	19,759 deaths,; 6,242 injured,; 2,553 people missing;
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^ Plate Tectonic Stories: Tohoku Earthquake, Japan
^ "Information on the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ Panjamani Anbazhagan; Sushma Srinivas; Deepu Chandran (2011). "Classiﬁcation of road damage due to earthquakes". Nat Hazards. 60 (2). Springer Science: 425–460. doi:10.1007/s11069-011-0025-0. ISSN 0921-030X. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference kyoshin-bosai was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Japan Meteorological Agency (ed.). "「平成23年(2011年)東北地方太平洋沖地震」について〜7年間の地震活動〜" [About 2011 Tōhoku earthquake – Seismic activities for 7 years] (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2018. on 6 March 2018.
^ "平成23年（2011年）東北地方太平洋沖地震（東日本大震災）について（第162報）（令和4年3月8日）" [Press release no. 162 of the 2011 Tohuku earthquake] (PDF). 総務省消防庁災害対策本部 [Fire and Disaster Management Agency]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-23. Page 31 of the PDF file.
^ "平成23年（2011年）東北地方太平洋沖地震（東日本大震災）について（第162報）（令和4年3月8日）" [Press release no. 162 of the 2011 Tohuku earthquake] (PDF). 総務省消防庁災害対策本部 [Fire and Disaster Management Agency]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-23. Page 31 of the PDF file.
^ "平成23年（2011年）東北地方太平洋沖地震（東日本大震災）について（第162報）（令和4年3月8日）" [Press release no. 162 of the 2011 Tohuku earthquake] (PDF). 総務省消防庁災害対策本部 [Fire and Disaster Management Agency]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-23. Page 31 of the PDF file.
^ "M 9.1 – near the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey (USGS). Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference Asahi-ERI-Takashi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference 15wcee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Amadeo, Kimberly. "How the 2011 Earthquake in Japan Affected the Global Economy". The Balance. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ "Japan Tsunami Strikes Indonesia, One Confirmed Dead". Jakarta Globe. 12 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
^
- "Body found in Oregon identified as missing tsunami victim". BNO News. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- Tsunami victim remains wash ashore near Fort Stevens. Koinlocal6.com (12 March 2011). Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- "Body of Calif. man killed by tsunami washes up". CBS News. Associated Press. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[1] Plate Tectonic Stories: Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

[JMA_Earthquake_summary-2] "Information on the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[NATHAZARD-3] Panjamani Anbazhagan; Sushma Srinivas; Deepu Chandran (2011). "Classiﬁcation of road damage due to earthquakes". Nat Hazards. 60 (2). Springer Science: 425–460. doi:10.1007/s11069-011-0025-0. ISSN 0921-030X. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[kyoshin-bosai-4] Cite error: The named reference kyoshin-bosai was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Japan Meteorological Agency (ed.). "「平成23年(2011年)東北地方太平洋沖地震」について〜7年間の地震活動〜" [About 2011 Tōhoku earthquake – Seismic activities for 7 years] (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2018. on 6 March 2018.

[6] "平成23年（2011年）東北地方太平洋沖地震（東日本大震災）について（第162報）（令和4年3月8日）" [Press release no. 162 of the 2011 Tohuku earthquake] (PDF). 総務省消防庁災害対策本部 [Fire and Disaster Management Agency]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-23. Page 31 of the PDF file.

[7] "平成23年（2011年）東北地方太平洋沖地震（東日本大震災）について（第162報）（令和4年3月8日）" [Press release no. 162 of the 2011 Tohuku earthquake] (PDF). 総務省消防庁災害対策本部 [Fire and Disaster Management Agency]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-23. Page 31 of the PDF file.

[8] "平成23年（2011年）東北地方太平洋沖地震（東日本大震災）について（第162報）（令和4年3月8日）" [Press release no. 162 of the 2011 Tohuku earthquake] (PDF). 総務省消防庁災害対策本部 [Fire and Disaster Management Agency]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-23. Page 31 of the PDF file.

[USGS9.0-9] "M 9.1 – near the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey (USGS). Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[Asahi-ERI-Takashi-10] Cite error: The named reference Asahi-ERI-Takashi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[15wcee-11] Cite error: The named reference 15wcee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[12] Amadeo, Kimberly. "How the 2011 Earthquake in Japan Affected the Global Economy". The Balance. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

[Jakarta_Globe-13] "Japan Tsunami Strikes Indonesia, One Confirmed Dead". Jakarta Globe. 12 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.

[BNO_News-14] 
"Body found in Oregon identified as missing tsunami victim". BNO News. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
Tsunami victim remains wash ashore near Fort Stevens. Koinlocal6.com (12 March 2011). Retrieved 2 May 2011.
"Body of Calif. man killed by tsunami washes up". CBS News. Associated Press. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[15] "Body found in Oregon identified as missing tsunami victim". BNO News. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.

[16] Tsunami victim remains wash ashore near Fort Stevens. Koinlocal6.com (12 March 2011). Retrieved 2 May 2011.

[17] "Body of Calif. man killed by tsunami washes up". CBS News. Associated Press. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

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