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What was the name of the Japan earthquake on th e11 of march 2011?
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The name of the earthquake was Tōhoku
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What is the name of the earthquake that hit Japan in 2011?
It is called the Sendai Earthquake of 2011 because the epicenter was nearest the city of Sendai, Japan.
What is the name of the earthquake happened in Japan?
The magnitude 9.0 quake in Japan is called the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake from sources including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
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The loudest recorded earthquake occurred in Japan in March of 2011. The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Oregon State University stated it was the loudest underwater sound ever recorded.
What is the name of the nuclear power plant in which a meltdown occurred in Japan?
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, was severely damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011. It was decommissioned in April 2012 and will not reopen. Its sister plant, Fukushima Daini, was shut down after the earthquake and tsunami, but has since reopened.
What was the Fukushima earthquake's intensity?
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Center said the March 11, 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake (originally reported as 8.9) was the "biggest quake to hit Japan since record-keeping began in the late 1800s and one of the biggest ever recorded in the world".The official name of the March 2011 Earthquake in Japan is the Tōhoku earthquake, which affected the Tōhoku region and neighboring regions including Fukushima.UPDATE: Official magnitude was updated to 9.1 on Nov 7, 2016Related links:USGS Tōhoku earthquake official record
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What was the name for the earthquake in japan 1995?
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What is the name of the earthquake that hit japan in 1995?
Great Hanshin earthquake .
What was the name of the country that had an earthquake in 1995?
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When will the dsi XL 3d be for sale?
The Nintendo 3DS (the official name) will be available for purchase in March 2011 in all regions except for Japan, which gets it on February 26, 2011.
Name the disasters hit japan recently.?
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What are the 10 largest earthquakes?
The top 10 largest death tolls in an earthquake by name and the number of fatalities are 1) Shaanxi with an estimated 820,000-830,000 deaths, 2) Haiyuan with 273,400 deaths, 3) Tangshan with 242,769 deaths, 4) Antioch with 240,000 deaths, 5) Indian Ocean with 230,210 deaths, 6) Aleppo with 230,000 deaths, 7) Haiti with an estimated 100,000 to 316,000 deaths, 8) Damghan with an estimated 200,000 deaths, 9) Ardabil with an estimated 150,000 deaths, and 10) Messina with 123,000 deaths.
