2011年3月11日 · Japan earthquake and tsunami, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and killed at least 20,000 people. A powerful …

The Tohoku earthquake caused a tsunami. A tsunami—Japanese for “ harbor wave ”—is a series of powerful waves caused by the displacement of a large body of water. Most tsunamis, like …

The tsunami caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, primarily the meltdowns of three of its reactors, the discharge of radioactive water in Fukushima and the associated evacuation …

2021年3月11日 · The tsunami was observed at coastal sea level gauges in over 25 Pacific Rim countries, in Antarctica, and on the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil. The tsunami …

2013年12月7日 · Clay lubricated the fault zone in the Japan trench, producing the devastating tsunami, researchers say. The largest fault slip ever recorded produced the devastating 2011 …

2022年2月25日 · The Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami or the Great Tohoku earthquake, was a natural disaster that shook …

2013年12月5日 · Now, a team of scientists has shed light on what caused the dramatic displacement of the seafloor. The devastating tsunami that struck Japan's Tohoku region in …

2013年3月10日 · The Tohoku quake lifted the seafloor by 30 feet (10 m) over an area the size of Connecticut. The vertical displacement of seawater was the cause of the tsunami that …

Tsunami: A giant tsunami wave resulted in widespread destruction along the coast. Fatalities : Around 16,000 deaths were reported, mainly resulting from the tsunami. Injuries : 26,152 were …

Over a period of several minutes, the fault slipped more than 50 meters (165 feet) causing strong ground shaking and triggering landslides, liquefaction, and tsunami waves. This page presents …