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Description: Map showing location and strength of fore- and aftershocks.
Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan : Image of the Day large image (398 KB, JPEG, 1200x1200) On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time (05:46 Universal Time, or UTC), a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan, at 38.3 degrees North latitude and 142.4 degrees East longitude. The epicenter was 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of Sendai, and 373 kilometers (231 miles) northeast of Tokyo. If initial measurements are confirmed, it will be the world’s
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Page title:Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan : Image of the Day
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Description:On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of Sendai. If the initial estimate is confirmed, it will be the fifth largest earthquake in recorded history.
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