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Here is a timeline of events in Japan according to a news blog of a UK Guardian journalist (listed below) and other sources:
Thursday March 10, 2011
- Series of at least 24 earthquakes ranging from magnitude 4.4 to 6.4 in the region of Japan.
Friday March 11, 2011
- 2:46pm (Japan standard time) Reported magnitude 8.8 or 8.9 earthquake followed by tsunami hits northern coast of Japan. The magnitude was later updated to 9.0 and again to 9.1.
- 2:54pm: Numerous aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 through 6.3 strike surrounding area once every few minutes for rest of the day.
- 3:15pm: Magnitude 7.9 quake strikes just 27 miles off coast of Japan.
- 3:27pm: The first tsunami strikes Fukushima nuclear plant.
- 7:03pm: Prime Minister Naoto Kan declares nuclear emergency status.
- 9:00pm: An evacuation order is issued by Japan's government to persons within a 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) radius of Fukushima I station
- 11:00pm: The first tsunami waves hit Hawaii about 9 a.m. EST (1400 UTC)
Saturday March 12, 2011
- 7:52am: Japanese media reporting that explosion heard at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi plant around 0630 GMT
- 2:42am: The Japan Times reports a radiation leak has been confirmed at Fukushima nuclear power plant.
- 2:54am: Yuji Yagi, associate professor at Tsukuba University, reports quake measured magnitude 9.0, rather than 8.8 announced by Japan's meteorological agency.
- 1:17pm: Japanese authorities preparing to distribute iodine to residents in area of both the Fukushima nuclear plants to help protect from radioactive exposure, according to International Atomic Energy Agency.
- 1:32pm: Reports of further aftershocks in Japan. A magnitude 6 earthquake hit Fukushima at 22.15 local time (13.15GMT) on Saturday, NHK reports.
- 3:30pm: Evacuation of residents within 10 km of Fukushima I and within 3 km of Fukushima II are underway.
- 9:40pm: Evacuation zone around Fukushima I is extended to 20 km, while the evacuation zone around Fukushima II is extended to 10 km
Tuesday March 15, 2011
- 10:31pm: Reports of a magnitude 6 earthquake occurs near Mount Fuji in Japan at 22.31 local time (13:31 GMT). Being an active volcano raised further concern around the world.
What else can I help you with?
Where has been the strongest earthquake in the modern days?
the japans tsunami
What do you call a terrible disaster with an earthquake?
A terrible disaster such as an earthquake is called a ca?
Did china feel Japan's earthquake?
Yes, china received a 5.8 magnitude earthquake as a result of the Japans earthquake on March 11, 2011.
Why is an earthquake a diaster?
a earthquake is an disaster because
How do japan disaster 2011 affect the water?
Japans disaster this year 2011 effected the water because during the earthquake nuclear reactors that create nuclear power were damaged and they released radiation and high amounts of radiation in water and the air can potentially kill people if there is too much radiation taken in
Did tsunami from japans earthquake affect south Korea?
No. Korea is located on the West side of Japan, and the earthquake happened on the East side.
What is a terrible disaster called?
A terrible disaster such as an earthquake is called a?
What is an earthquake categorized as?
An Earthquake is classified in the Natural Disaster category.
How many deaths were there on japans earthquake in 2011?
There were over 16,000 deaths in Japan's major 2011 earthquake.
Ruby tower earthquake disaster in the Philippines?
The Ruby Tower earthquake disaster in Teodora Alonzo happened in August 2, 1968.
The first line refers to a natural disaster What type of disaster might that be?
Earthquake
What disaster starts with G?
The Great Kanto Japan earthquake was a disaster in 1923.
