The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 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".
According to several US news organizations including CBSNEWS, the USGS provided a comparison to gain perspective of Japan's recent earthquake.
It was cited that
"USGS compared Japan's earthquake with two well known quakes: last year's earthquake in Haiti and the historic 1906 San Francisco quake.
The USGS calculated Friday's magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Japan to be 700 times stronger than Haiti's recent magnitude 7.0 earthquake, which devastated Port-au-Prince and killed more than 300,000 people.
When comparing to the 1906 earthquake, the USGS has figured that Japan's earthquake is equivalent to 30 of the San Francisco earthquakes."
U.S. government scientists at USGS originally put the Japan quake at 8.9. The change to 9.0 means that the quake was about 1.5 times stronger than initially thought.
The Japan quake is now the fourth largest in the world since 1900 behind the 2004 magnitude-9.1 Sumatra quake.
UPDATE: Official magnitude was updated to 9.1 on Nov 7, 2016.
The tsunami on 11 March 2011 caused damage and ultimately shutdown of three nuclear reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant complex in Japan. Residents within a 20 km (12 mi) radius of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant were requested to evacuate during the accident.
A "large" earthquake can be a major or great earthquake, both of which can cause serious damage to people, animal life, and buildings.A major earthquake is one of magnitude 7 - 7.9 which can cause serious damage. A great earthquake has a magnitude 8.0 or greater which can completely destroy communities near the epicenter.The 9.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, is an example of a very large or great earthquake.
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because i am doing a report on the devastation's in japan. i have researched from many different websites that japan's death toll ranges from 10,000 that are dead and 16,000 missing. this is also the 5 worst earthquake in the history of the world with a magnitude of 8.9.
The cost of Japan's earthquake may hit $35 Million dollars and it was a 9.0
The Japan earthquake in 2011 was triggered by a 9.0 magnitude undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Tohoku. This earthquake caused a powerful tsunami that devastated the region and led to significant damage and loss of life.
An earthquake off the coast caused it.
Around 400,000 people were evacuated from their homes after the Japan earthquake in 2011. Many were displaced due to the threat of tsunamis, nuclear radiation, and structural damage caused by the earthquake.
Almost all of Tokyo Japan had little damage after the March 11th 2011 earthquake.
The Tsunami in Japan in 2011 was caused by an earthquake gesitering a magnitude 9.0.
No. The earthquake that caused the Tsunami in Indonesia in 2004 was a bigger earthquake than the one that hit Japan.
The 2011 Japan tsunami was caused by a 9.0 magnitude undersea earthquake off the coast of Japan. The earthquake triggered a powerful tsunami that devastated coastal areas, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.
The earthquake that occurred in Japan started at 2:47 pm (PST) on March 11, 2011.
The damage due to buildings and infrastructure in the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and resulting fires and explosions is estimated over $180 billion or 3 percent of Japan's annual economic output.Other estimates up to US $300 billion for reconstruction excluding costs caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident.
The earthquake that occured in Japan on March 11, 2011 was an 8.9 scale earthquake, which means that it was very powerful. This earthquake caused numerous tsunamis, irreparable damage, and massive death. The death toll continues to rise with hundreds of thousands of people still missing.
The 2011 earthquake in Tohoku, Japan measured at a Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0 and led to widespread damage and casualties.