tohoku earthquake

The tsunami waves in the Sendai airport area reached a height of 12 metres among the highest number measured on the entire coast of Japan after the 9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake. The shaking was so violent everyone was knocked down and in Miyagi Prefecture and Sendai close to the...

On 13 February 2021 a powerful 7.3 earthquake struck offshore east of Tōhoku, Japan. The earthquake occurred on a Saturday night at 23:07 JST (14:07 UTC). It had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 6+. It was followed by multiple aftershocks within less than an hour, with the strongest being a...