Magnitude 9.1 Earthquake in Japan March 11, 2011 Compilation - Part 7

Part 7 compilation of the powerful magnitude 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake off the Pacific coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on March 11, 2011, with the epicenter approximately 70 kilometers (43 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tohoku and the hypocenter at an underwater depth of approximately 29 km (18 mi) lasting approximately six minutes. The powerful earthquake caused giant tsunami waves estimated to be as high as 38 meters (124.7 ft.) that destroyed towns and cities near the shore that killed over 15,899 people, 6,157 injured, 2,529 people missing. It also caused a nuclear disaster in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, causing people to evacuate. The total damage of this disaster is $360 billion, known as the costly natural disaster in the century. The earthquake is often referred to in Japan as the Great East Japan Earthquake and is also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the Great Sendai Earthquake, the Great Tohoku Earthquake, and the great earthquake of March 11.