The earthquake and tsunami. The magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 pm. (The early estimate of magnitude 8.9 was later revised upward.) The epicentre was located some 80 miles (130 km) east of the city of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, and the focus occurred at a depth of 18.6 miles (about 30 km) below the floor of the western Pacific Ocean.The earthquake was caused by the rupture of a stretch ...

Ninety-one countries and nine international organizations so far have offered to assist with relief efforts from last Friday's earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Here are several resources to help ...

The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan is on the minds of all of us, including our students. The event and aftermath is tragic and the continuing nuclear emergency is a reminder of how fragile society can be.

As of April 18, 2011. General Situation. 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 natural resources throughout the entire Pacific basin.

Help students learn about earthquakes and the tsunamis that can sometimes result from them. The massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan on March 11, 2011, was the most powerful earthquake to strike the country in at least one hundred years and the fifth-largest ever recorded in the world.

(6/17/2011) Church's Japan Earthquake, Tsunami Relief Effort Bolstered in Sendai and Watari ... Additional Resources. The Church in Japan,, ... To download all photos or videos related to this article, select the links at the bottom of each section.

(Note, in particular, a Google tool to help track and find earthquake victims and the Google Crisis Response for the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami page.) I will keep updating this page as news and resources come in. Top Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Facts. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck 250 miles (400km) from Tokyo at a depth of 20 miles.

Japan's Desolate Recovery From the Tsunami The country's land and people are still recovering from the 2011 natural and nuclear disasters. By Yuri Nagano Contributor March 9, 2016, at 11:55 a.m.

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1933 — In Japan, the Sanriku earthquake and tsunami occur in a location that saw damaging quakes in 1896. 1935 — Charles Richter develops the Richter scale to measure earthquake size. 1960 — At magnitude 9.5, the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile is the most powerful quake ever recorded.

Earth Observation Resources on the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Earthzine March 23, 2011 Disasters , Earth Observation , Original On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, along with massive tidal waves, hit Japan with incredible force, causing catastrophic devastation.

Here are some resources for teaching about the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan, including the latest Times articles and multimedia, related lesson plans and other materials from The Learning Network, and ideas from around the Web.

The tallest tsunami waves caused by the Japan earthquake were estimated to be as high as a 12-story building. Tsunamis are not tidal waves because they are not influenced by the tides. A tidal wave is a shallow water wave caused by the gravitational effects of the sun and moon on the earth.

Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan (Center for satellite Based Crisis Information) ESRI Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Response provides maps, data, and applications related to the 8.8 earthquake in Japan.

On 11 March 2011, Japan was struck by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 (the Great East Japan earthquake). The earthquake was immediately followed by a tsunami, which at its highest was estimated to be 37.9 meters.

On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake occurred 231 miles northeast of Tokyo.   It was the fifth most powerful earthquake ever recorded, and within 30 minutes, a 133-foot high tsunami pummeled Japan's northeastern shoreline.