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Japan probably has one or more earthquakes every day.

The most significant earthquake in Japan was the magnitude 9.0 Tōhoku earthquake on March 11, 2011 that occurred in the depths of the Pacific Ocean near the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of the city of Sendai.

Exact location: 38.297°N, 142.372°E

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