On this day: Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami - March 11, 2011
- Tony Boccia
- Mar 12
- 1 min read
On this day in 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean roughly 80 miles east of Miyagi, Japan. The earthquake, the strongest in recorded Japanese history, set off a series of tsunamis that killed 18,000 throughout the northeast coast of the country. Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures had all but a hundred or so of the casualties. The tsunami that struck Fukushima knocked the power out in the Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which led to a partial meltdown.
More than 2,550 people are still listed as missing from the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. You can find memorials and monuments to this event, and the scars of it, here. All photos posted here are courtesy of the Japan Times.
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