On March 11, 2011 in Japan they had an earthquake and a tsunami. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan at 2:46 p.m. local time followed by many aftershocks. The major earthquake struck about 15 miles. Also because of the earthquake and the aftershocks a tsunami was set off. The earthquake occurred off the coast of Honshu. It was the strongest earthquake to ever hit Japan. It was one of the top five largest recorded earthquakes in the world. The waves of the tsunami were as high as 35 feet. This was reported in several different Northern regions of Japan. There were 8,649 people who were confirmed dead, 21,911 people who are still missing till this day. There were 19 aftershocks reported
You might be thinking of March 11, 2011 when a 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan.
It happened at 11 March 2011.
Friday 11 March 2011 15.55 GMT
11th of March (2.46 PM Local Time).
The recent tsmnami happened in Japan on Friday 11 March 2011.
The tsunami that devastated the Japan coast on March 11, 2011 was triggered by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake.
2:46 PM (JST), MARCH 11 2011 , FRiday
The 2011 earthquake in Japan happened on March 11 It was off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku was a magnitude 9.0–9.1.
A 9.0 earthquake that killed thousands of people.
The earthquake and tsunami happened on March 11 2011
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The epicenter of the Japan Earthquake which occurred on 11 March was 125 kilometers away from Japan North Eastern Coast. The Focus Point was 24 kilometers deep into the ground.
Mantaro Kubota died on March 6, 1963, in Japan.