In 2012, the Japanese government funded the multi-institute Tohoku Ecosystem–Associate Marine Sciences project to analyse the effects of the tsunami and other earthquake-associated environmental ...

Before the magnitude-9 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 and resulted in the Fukushima nuclear accident that claimed over 18,000 lives, scientists documented a slow-slip event.

He explains how he searched for her for days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami a decade ago, visiting evacuation centers and makeshift morgues, returning at night to the rubble of their ...

Japan saw its largest earthquake ever recorded in 2011, a magnitude-9.1 quake that struck the Tohoku region and caused a huge tsunami.

The worst quake in recent Japanese history was the 9.1 magnitude Tohoku earthquake in 2011 which triggered a major tsunami and nuclear disaster. About 20,000 people were killed.

A strong earthquake shook the Tohoku region on the morning of April 2, but there were no reports of injuries and no tsunami threat. The quake struck at 4:24 a.m., with its epicenter off the coast ...