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The Earthquake in Japan was a 9.0 magnitude.
No, a 9.5 magnitude earthquake hit Chile in 1960.
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The biggest earthquake to hit Japan to date occurred Friday afternoon March 11, 2011. It is estimated at a magnitude of 8.8 with a tsunami of over 30 feet.
The 2011 earthquake in Japan happened on March 11 It was off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku was a magnitude 9.0–9.1.
the magnitude was 7.9 so what do you think the damage was like?
If you mean when did the Earthquake happen it was 8th March 2011 and the Magnitude was 8.9.
The recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2011.Related resources:List of earthquakes in JapanToday's Earthquakes in Japan
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.
April 21, 2011, Japan was hit with an earthquate with a magnitude of 6.3