No. It is only one of many times that an earthquake and tsunami have hit Japan. Earthquakes in subduction zones such as the one of the coast of Japan often trigger tsunamis. The March 2011 earthquake, at magnitude 9.0, was the strongest on record in Japan though.
According to The United States Geological survey, the origin time for the first (8.9 magnitude) earthquake in Japan was 2:46PM JST, and 12:46AM ET.
It depends on the size of the earthquake. If it was just a very very minor shudder, then it would not make much of a tsunami, nor would it go very far. However, if there is an earthquake like the one that just hit Japan, then that could cross the pacific ocean.
There is evidence in the sediment on the U.S. west coast and there are records of a tsunami hitting Japan during that time as well.
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan occurred on March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 (UTC) or 2:46:23 PM (local time) at the epicenter. The tsunami occurred shortly after that.
The earthquake was recorded at 2:46:23 PM local time. The tsunami, traveling at about 500 miles per hour, traveled about 80 miles in less than seven minutes.
No, the earthquake in the ocean cause the water to make the tsunami
the tsunami followed as a result of the earthquake at 3.45 p.m., local time-jst
The Earthquake happened at 2:46 PM Local Time the Tsunami happened at 3:00 PM Local Time.
According to The United States Geological survey, the origin time for the first (8.9 magnitude) earthquake in Japan was 2:46PM JST, and 12:46AM ET.
11th of March (2.46 PM Local Time).
It depends on the size of the earthquake. If it was just a very very minor shudder, then it would not make much of a tsunami, nor would it go very far. However, if there is an earthquake like the one that just hit Japan, then that could cross the pacific ocean.
There is evidence in the sediment on the U.S. west coast and there are records of a tsunami hitting Japan during that time as well.
At the time it was overcast. Some areas were experiencing rain or snow. The tsunami was not related to the weather, but was instead the result of an earthquake.
It occurred on the 11th of March (2:46) PM Local Time.
The alarms did sound, but considering how fast the tsunami followed on the heels of the earthquake, there was no time to head for higher ground.
On March 11, 2011 at 2:46pm (Japan standard time), a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred at an underwater depth of approximately 30 km (19 mi). This earthquake resulted in a large tsunami that hit the northern coast of Japan. At 3:27pm, the first tsunami strikes Fukushima nuclear plant.More details of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake can be found here.
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan occurred on March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 (UTC) or 2:46:23 PM (local time) at the epicenter. The tsunami occurred shortly after that.