March 29, 2021
10 Years Later: The Great Tohoku Earthquake
Located in one of the most seismically active regions of the world, Japan is no stranger to earthquakes. Ten years ago today, on March 11, 2011, a magnitude (M) 9.0/9.1[1] earthquake occurred on the Japan Trench. It was the fourth most powerful recorded earthquake in the world. This event wo...