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====2011 Quake - Tsunami ====
====2011 Quake - Tsunami ====
[[File:Japan quake sendai.jpg|left|200px]]
A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and several powerful aftershocks struck the eastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011 (12:46 a.m. in Washington), triggering a [[tsunami]] that devastated the coastline north of [[Tokyo]] with waves up to 10 meters (33 ft.) high. The earthquake epicenter occurred in the western Pacific Ocean, 130 kilometers east of [[Sendai]], [[Honshu]] island.
A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and several powerful aftershocks struck the eastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011 (12:46 a.m. in Washington), triggering a [[tsunami]] that devastated the coastline north of [[Tokyo]] with waves up to 10 meters (33 ft.) high. The earthquake epicenter occurred in the western Pacific Ocean, 130 kilometers east of [[Sendai]], [[Honshu]] island.
The Japan Meterological Agency said the earthquake was the strongest in the country's history. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2011/03/11/ST2011031100651.html?sid=ST2011031100651 Japan Quake - Tsunami] </ref>
The Japan Meterological Agency said the earthquake was the strongest in the country's history. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2011/03/11/ST2011031100651.html?sid=ST2011031100651 Japan Quake - Tsunami] </ref>
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== See also ==
== See also ==