The earthquake occurred at 05:46:23 UTC March 11, 2011, or 2:46:23 PM (local time) at epicenter. You can see what time that was in your area in the related links.
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake (later upgraded to 9.0) struck northeast Japan on Friday 3/11/2011 @ 2:46 PM local time and set off a tsunami resulting in over 10,000 deaths and counting .
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the shore of Japan occurred at 2:46 p.m. (local time) on March 11, 2011. The U.S. Geological Survey agency said this 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.A timeline of events on March 11 and following days can be found here. More details of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake can be found here.
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The largest earthquake recorded for Japan in 2003 was in Hokkaido on September 26 at about 4:50 AM local time. It registered a magnitude 8.3 and killed one person, in addition to nearly 600 injuries.
The earthquake giving rise to the tsunami occurred at 6,000 feet below sea level 80 miles from northern Japan and 240 miles from Tokyo. Seismic waves (sound traveling through the solid crust of the earth below the ocean floor) move at around 14,000 KM/hr or about 8,300 miles/hr. This means that the shock wave hit northern Japan (80 miles away) about 36 seconds after the quake. Japan knew, at least at this point, that a tsunami and probably a tidal wave were on their way and would hit the island nation within minutes. With the modern warning systems that are in place using both radio and sound equipment, Japan knew the moment the quake occurred that a tsunami was on its way.A tsunami travels at about 600 mph which means that it would have reached northern Japan (80 miles away) about 8 minutes after the quake and Tokyo (240 miles away) in about 24 minutes. The actual time was probably slightly greater because a tsunami slows as it gets into shallow water so it was probably attenuated considerably from its spot of origin to the various points of contact with land thus increasing the time of travel somewhat.
The 2011 Japan earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, occurred on March 11, 2011. It was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami and caused widespread destruction in Japan.
Japan suffered its largest earthquake to date on Friday, March 11, 2011, at 2:46:23 PM (Japan Standard Time) at the epicenter.
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the shore of Japan occurred at 2:46 p.m. (Japan local time) on March 11, 2011.
The biggest recorded earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, just East of Sendai, registering at 8.9 on the Richter scale.The earthquake of March 11, 2011, was recorded on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM (Japan Standard Time) at the epicenter.
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The 8.9 magnitude earthquake (later upgraded to 9.0) struck northeast Japan on Friday 3/11/2011 @ 2:46 PM local time and set off a tsunami resulting in over 10,000 deaths and counting .
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A magnitude 8.9 earthquake rocked Japan at 2:46 p.m. local time .
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan occurred on March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 (UTC) or 2:46:23 PM (local time) at the epicenter. The tsunami occurred shortly after that.
Friday, March 11, 2011, at 2:46:23 PM (Japan Standard Time).