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|magnitude = 8.9–9.1<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/03/powerful-japan-quake-sparks-ts.html | title = Japan's quake updated to magnitude 9.0 | section = Short Sharp Science | journal = The New Scientist | date = 11 March 2011 | first = Paul | last = Marks}}.</ref><ref name = staradvertiser>{{cite web|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Tsunami_warning_center_raises_magnitude_of_Japan_quake_to_91.html | title = Tsunami warning center raises magnitude of Japan quake to 9.1 |publisher=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
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{{Wikinews|8.9 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, causes tsunami}}

{{Nihongo|The '''2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami'''|東北地方太平洋沖地震|Tōhoku Chihō Taiheiyō-oki Jishin<ref name="JMA1">{{cite web|author=気象庁 Japan Meteorological Agency |url=http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/press/1103/11c/201103111620.html |title=平成23年3月11日14時46分頃の三陸沖の地震について（第２報） 気象庁 &#124; 平成２３年報道発表資料 |publisher=JMA | place = JP | language = Japanese |date= |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>|literally "[[Tōhoku region]] Pacific Ocean offshore earthquake"}} was an 8.9 to 9.1-[[Moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] [[megathrust earthquake]] that created [[tsunami]] waves of up to {{convert|10|m|sp=us}}.<ref name=staradvertiser/> It was measured at 7<ref name="jma"/> on the [[Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale]] in the northern [[Miyagi Prefecture]], [[Japan]].<ref name="sankei">{{Cite news|title=東北を中心に震度7の地震 宮城県で4・2メートルの津波 建物も流される|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/110311/dst11031114530002-n1.htm|newspaper=MSN産経ニュース|date=11 March 2011|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> The [[earthquake focus]] was reported to be off the [[Oshika Peninsula]], the east coast of [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] on 11&nbsp;March&nbsp;2011, at 05:46 UTC (14:46 local time) at a depth of {{convert|24.4|km|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Tsunami hits north-eastern Japan after massive quake|date=11 March 2011|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> News reports by [[Tokyo Broadcasting System]] (TBS) indicate that {{2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami casualties dead}} people have died and another {{2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami casualties missing}} are missing in six different [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectures]],<ref name="TBS1"/><ref name="reuters_dead"/> although it is feared the total number of dead could be far higher.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=211726 |title=Death toll rises to 22 after huge quake hits Japan |work=jpost.com |year=2011 [last update] |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/11/japan-earthquake-tsunami-pacific |title=Japan earthquake: hundreds feared dead as tsunami spreads across Pacific &#124; World news &#124; The Guardian |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|GMG]] |location=[[London, England|London]] |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>

Estimates of magnitude range from 8.9 to 9.1<ref>[http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/03/powerful-japan-quake-sparks-ts.html Japan's quake updated to magnitude 9.0]''Short Sharp Science'', ''The New Scientist'', ''www.newscientist.com'', 1830 GMT, 11 March 2011
Paul Marks, senior technology reporter</ref><ref name=staradvertiser>{{cite web|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Tsunami_warning_center_raises_magnitude_of_Japan_quake_to_91.html|title= Tsunami warning center raises magnitude of Japan quake to 9.1 |publisher=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> making it the [[List of earthquakes in Japan|largest earthquake to hit Japan]] and one of the [[Largest earthquakes#Largest earthquakes by magnitude|five largest earthquakes in the world]] since modern seismological record-keeping began.<ref name="USGS1">{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php|title=Magnitude 8.9 – NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 2011 March 11 05:46:23 UTC|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS)|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theworldreporter.com/2011/03/89-earthquake-in-japan-tsunami-warning.html|title=8.9 Earthquake in Japan, Tsunami Warning to Russia, Taiwan and South East Asia|accessdate=11 March 2011|date=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="3news">{{cite web|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Japan-quake---7th-largest-in-recorded-history/tabid/417/articleID/201998/Default.aspx|title=Japan quake – 7th largest in recorded history|accessdate=11 March 2011|date=11 March 2011}}</ref> It is thought to have been the largest earthquake to have struck Japan in the last 1,200&nbsp;years.<ref>{{cite news|title=US says Japan earthquake left billions in damage|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hTCtRxP_xkFQ2pfP3VmawSMJ4L5w?docId=9ab580866b31403993cced11f67c16b4|agency=Associated Press|date=11 March 2011}}</ref>

==Earthquake==
The main earthquake was preceded by a number of large foreshocks, beginning with an M7.2 event on 9&nbsp;March approximately {{convert|40|km|mi|sp=us}} from the 11 March quake, and followed by another three on the same day in excess of M6 in intensity.<ref name="USGS1"/> One minute prior to the earthquake, a system connected to about 1,000 [[seismometer]]s in Japan sent out warnings on television of an impending earthquake to millions. This is believed to have saved innumerable lives.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Alert+sounded+minute+before+tremor+struck/4425621/story.html|title=Alert sounded a minute before the tremor struck|last=Foster|first=Peter|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=11 March 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5x74xLDTb|archivedate=11 March 2011}}</ref>

The earthquake occurred in the western [[Pacific Ocean]], {{convert|130|km|sp=us}} east of [[Sendai]], [[Honshu]], Japan. Its epicenter was {{convert|373|km|sp=us}} from Tokyo, according to the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS). Multiple aftershocks were reported after the initial M8.8 quake at 14:46 local time. A magnitude 7.0 aftershock was reported at 15:06 local time, M7.4 at 15:15 local time and M7.2 at 15:26 local time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tenki.jp/earthquake/detail-3612.html |title=地震情報 - 2011年3月11日 15時6分 - 日本気象協会 tenki.jp}}{{cite web|url=http://tenki.jp/earthquake/detail-3616.html |title=地震情報 - 2011年3月11日 15時15分 - 日本気象協会 tenki.jp}}{{cite web|url=http://tenki.jp/earthquake/detail-3618.html |title=地震情報 - 2011年3月11日 15時26分 - 日本気象協会 tenki.jp}}</ref> Over one hundred aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or greater have occurred since the initial quake.
[[File:Map of Sendai Earthquake 2011.jpg|thumb|Map of the Sendai Earthquake 2011]]

Initially reported as 7.9 by the USGS, the magnitude was quickly restated as 8.8 and then 8.9.<ref name="USGS1"/>

This earthquake occurred in the [[Japan Trench]]. A quake of this size usually has a rupture length of at least {{convert|480|km|mi|sp=us}} and requires a long, relatively straight fault line. Because the plate boundary and [[subduction zone]] in this region is not so straight, earthquakes in this region are usually expected to be with magnitudes up to 8 to 8.5, and the magnitude of this earthquake was a surprise to some seismologists.<ref>{{cite web|last=Maugh |first=Thomas H|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-japan-earthquake-20110310,0,7154967.story |title=Size of Japan's quake surprises seismologists |publisher=latimes.com |date= |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>

The quake registered a maximum 7 on the [[Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale]] in [[Kurihara, Miyagi|Kurihara]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]].<ref name="jma"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Massive quake strikes northern Japan |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20110311dy01.htm |newspaper=The Daily Yomiuri |date=11 March 2011 |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>
Three other prefectures—[[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]], [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]] and [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]]—recorded upper 6 on the JMA scale. Seismic stations in [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]], [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]], [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] and [[Chiba Prefecture]] measured lower 6, recording upper 5 in [[Tokyo]].

A local official at the hardest-hit city of [[Kurihara, Miyagi|Kurihara]] in [[Miyagi Prefecture]], in a telephone interview by [[Agence France-Presse]] (AFP) said:
{{Cquote|We were shaken so strongly for a while that we needed to hold on to something in order not to fall. We couldn't escape the building immediately because the tremors continued... City officials are now outside, collecting information on damage.<ref name="CNA1"/>}}

An earthquake measured magnitude of 6.7 by JMA occurred at 18:59 UTC, 11 March (03:59, 12 March local time).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20110312040304391-120359.html |title=JMA Earthquake Information Issued at 04:03 JST 12 Mar 2011 |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |accessdate=12 March 2011}}</ref> Its hypocenter was in [[Niigata Prefecture]] at a depth of {{convert|10|km|abbr=off|sp=us}}. The quake was recorded upper 6 on the JMA intensity scale in [[Nagano Prefecture]] and lower 6 in Niigata.

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==Tsunami==
[[File:2011 tsunami wave height.jpg|thumb|Wave height map for the tsunami from [[NOAA]]]]
[[Image:Okumatsushima tsunami P1130116.JPG|thumb|Sign describing exit routes in case of tsunami in [[Okumatsushima]], [[Miyagi]] prefecture, near Sendai]]

The earthquake triggered a [[tsunami]] warning for Japan's Pacific coast and at least 20&nbsp;countries, including the entire Pacific coast of North and South America from [[Alaska]] to [[Chile]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.2011.03.11.073000|title=TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003|publisher=Pacific Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS|date=11 March 2011|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=By the CNN Wire Staff |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/tsunami.warning/index.html |title=Tsunami warnings issued for at least 20 countries after quake - CNN.com |publisher=Edition.cnn.com |date=11 March 2011 |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.2011.03.11.103059 |title=PTWC warnings complete list |date= |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref name=noaa6/> The tsunami warning issued by Japan was the most serious on its warning scale, implying that the wave was expected to be {{convert|10|m|ft|sp=us}} high.<ref name="BBC2">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598|title=Japan hit by massive earthquake|work=BBC News|date=11 March 2011}}</ref> According to Kyodo news agency, a wave that high was observed at 3:55 p.m. JST flooding [[Sendai Airport]], which is located near the coast of [[Miyagi prefecture]],<ref name="AVH1">{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=43928907&opt=0 |title=News: Tsunami rolls through Pacific, Sendai Airport under water, Tokyo Narita closed, Pacific region airports endangered |publisher=Avherald.com |date=2001-07-06 |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="10m">{{cite news|url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110311p2g00m0dm056000c.html|title=10-meter tsunami observed in area near Sendai in Miyagi Pref|date=11 March 2011|work=[[The Mainichi Daily News]]|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> with waves sweeping aside cars and flooding various buildings as they traveled inland.<ref name="heraldsun1">{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/japan-on-tsunami-alert-after-another-quake/story-e6frf7jo-1226019884379|title=Japan 8.9-magnitude earthquake sparks massive tsunami|work=[[Herald Sun]]|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> Kyodo news agency has reported a four-meter-(13&nbsp;ft) high tsunami hitting [[Iwate Prefecture]] in Japan. A {{convert|0.5|m|in|sp=us|adj=on}}-high wave hit Japan's northern coast.<ref name="reuters1">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/us-japan-quake-idUSTRE72A0SS20110311|title=Quake causes many injuries in Japan, tsunami|work=[[Reuters]]|date=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="CNA1"/> Reports indicate that the wall of water was higher than some Pacific islands and the danger of tsunami flooding prompted warnings for almost the entire Pacific basin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE72A0UU20110311?sp=true|date=11 March 2011|title=Huge tsunami kills hundreds in Japan, sweeps across Pacific|name=Chisa Fujioka|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>

The United States [[West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center]] issued a tsunami warning for the coastal areas of [[California]] and [[Oregon]] from [[Point Conception]], California to the Oregon-Washington border.<ref name=noaa6>{{cite web|title=Tsunami Warning and Advisory #7 issued 03/11/2011 at 3:39 a.m. PST|url=http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/07/messagelhvpd9-07.htm|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> When the tsunami hit Guam, two U.S. attack submarines were pulled from their moorings but they were soon taken under tow.<ref>[http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/03/navy-earthquake-tsunami-pacific-031111w/ Navy braces for tsunami, prepares for relief mission], ''Navy Times'', Sam Fellman, Mar 11, 2011</ref> The tsunami was as much as 1.5-2 m (6–7 ft) high in parts of Hawaii with the surge reaching at least 30 m (100 ft) inland on the south side of the [[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]], but no damage was reported.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/11/tsunami/index.html?hpt=T1 Tsunami waves hit Hawaii, reach West Coast], CNN, 11 March 2011</ref>

[[File:2011Sendai-NOAA-TravelTime-Ttvulhvpd9-06.jpg|thumb|Estimated tsunami travel time forecast]]
===Other regions affected===
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| [[Taiwan]] || Yes || Yes || {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name="thejournal1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/tsunami-passes-over-tawain-indonesia-braces-for-impact-2011-03/ |title=Tsunami passes over Taiwan, Indonesia braces for impact • TheJournal |publisher=Thejournal.ie |date=2010-09-23 |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref>
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| [[New Zealand]] || No || Yes || {{convert|40|cm|in|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name="voxy">{{cite web|url=http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/tsunami-warning-update-4/5/85276 |title= Tsunami Warning for New Zealand. </ref>
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| [[Guam]], [[United States|USA]] || Yes || Yes || {{convert|40|cm|in|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name="guardian Tsunami">{{cite web | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/11/japan-earthquake-tsunami-questions-answers | title=Japan earthquake and tsunami: what happened and why | accessdate=March 11, 2011 | author=Sample, Ian | date=2011-03-11 | publisher=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="AP Guam">{{cite news |title=Guam, Marinas lifts tsunami warning |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031102233.html |newspaper=Associated Press |date=11 March 2011 |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="publicbroadcasting1">{{cite web|url=http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wosu/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1774296/World/Some.Pacific.tsunami.alerts.lifted.after.Japan.quake |title=WOSU: Some Pacific tsunami alerts lifted after Japan quake (2011-03-11) |publisher=Publicbroadcasting.net |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref>
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| [[Northern Mariana Islands]], USA || Yes|| Yes || {{convert|40|cm|in|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name="guardian Tsunami"/><ref name="AP Guam"/>
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| [[Hawaii]] (most areas), USA || Yes || Yes|| {{convert|2.1|m|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20110311/NEWS07/110311011/Tsunami-waves-slam-Hawaii-storm-sweeps-islands?odyssey=nav%7Chead |title=Tsunami waves sweep Hawaii, no major damage yet &#124; Detroit Free Press |publisher=freep.com |date=2010-02-27 |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roig |first=Suzanne |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/us-japan-quake-tsunami-hawaii-idUSTRE72A1OW20110311 |title=Hawaii orders evacuations in Pacific tsunami threat |publisher=Reuters |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref>
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| [[Philippines]] (most areas)|| Yes || Yes || {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name="news1">{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.com/World/News/Tsunami-spares-Philippines-Indonesia-20110311.cnt |title=Tsunami spares Philippines, Indonesia: News24: World: News |publisher=News24 |date=2011-02-05 |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref><ref name="asiaone1">{{cite web|author=AFP Fri, Mar 11, 2011 |url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20110311-267648.html |title=Small tsunami waves hit Philippines |publisher=News.asiaone.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref>
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|[[Palau]] (some areas)||Yes||Yes||{{convert|11|cm|in|abbr=on}}||0||<ref name="news1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://file2store.info/download.php?id=BBE47311 |title=Easy 2 Use File Hosting |publisher=File2Store.info |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/pacific-islands/373794-dammage-after-tsunami-palau.html |title=Damage after Tsunami in Palau? |publisher=ScubaBoard |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref><ref name="publicbroadcasting1"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Post a Comment |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=update-7-some-pacific-tsunami-alert |title=UPDATE 7-Some Pacific tsunami alerts lifted after Japan quake |publisher=Scientific American |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref><ref name="publicbroadcasting1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/8997961/some-pacific-tsunami-alerts-lifted-after-japan-quake/ |title=Some Pacific tsunami alerts lifted after Japan quake - Yahoo!Xtra News |publisher=Nz.news.yahoo.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref>
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|[[Nanumea|Nanumea Island]], [[Tuvalu]]||Yes||Yes|| "Two small waves"||0||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://klima-tuvalu.no/2011/03/11/waiting-for-the-tsunami/ |title=Waiting for the tsunami &#124; Klima-Tuvalu |publisher=Klima-tuvalu.no |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref>
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| [[North Sulawesi]] and [[Maluku Islands]], [[Indonesia]]|| Yes || Yes || {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name="news1">{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.com/World/News/Tsunami-spares-Philippines-Indonesia-20110311.cnt |title=Tsunami spares Philippines, Indonesia: News24: World: News |publisher=News24 |date=2011-02-05 |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref><ref name="asiaone1"/><ref name="news1"/><ref>{{cite web|author=March 11th, 2011 AFP |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/international/indonesia-says-tsunami-hit-without-damage-495 |title=Indonesia says tsunami hit without damage &#124; Deccan Chronicle &#124; 2011-03-11 |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref><ref name="thejournal1"/>
|-
|[[Sea of Okhotsk|Sea of Okhotsk]] coastline, [[Russia]] || Unknown || Unknown || {{convert|3.3|m|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name="themoscownews1">{{cite web|author=19:13 11/03/2011-6°C |url=http://themoscownews.com/russia/20110311/188486500.html?referfrommn |title=Japan earthquake sparks Russian tsunami fears &#124; RUSSIA |publisher=The Moscow News |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kuril Islands]], Russia|| Yes || Yes || {{convert|3.3|m|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 ||<ref name="themoscownews1"/><ref>{{cite web|author=WalesOnline |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2011/03/11/tsunami-russia-moves-11-000-91466-28319479/ |title=Tsunami: Russia moves 11,000 - UK News - News |publisher=WalesOnline |date=2009-08-11 |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref>
|-
| [[Midway Atoll]], USA|| No || No ||{{convert|1.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name=" www.msnbc.msn.com quake1"> www.msnbc.msn.com [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42024659/ns/world_news-asia-pacific/]. Retrieved on March 11, 2010.</ref><ref name=" www.msnbc.msn.com quake1"/>
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| [[Maui]], Hawaii, USA || Yes|| Yes || {{convert|2.1|m|ft|abbr=on}}|| 0 || <ref>{{cite news|author= |url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/4260099-418/tsunami-waves-hit-oregon-coast.html |title=Tsunami waves hit U.S. mainland coast |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2010-02-27 |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref><ref name=" www.msnbc.msn.com quake1"/>
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| [[Shemya]], [[Alaska]], USA || Yes|| Yes || {{convert|1.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name=" www.msnbc.msn.com quake1"/>
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| [[Aleutian Islands]], Alaska, USA || Yes|| Yes || {{convert|1.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name=" www.msnbc.msn.com quake1"/>
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| [[Kona coast]], Big Island, Hawaii, USA || Yes|| Yes || {{convert|3.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name=" www.msnbc.msn.com quake1"/>
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| [[Wake Island]], USA || Yes|| Yes || {{convert|1.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref name=" www.msnbc.msn.com quake1"/><ref name="publicbroadcasting1"/>
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| [[California]], USA || Yes || Yes || {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=127779&catid=2|title=Waves sweep 4 out to sea in Crescent City as tsunami surges reach west coast|last=Johnson|first=C.|date=11 March 2011|work=[[KXTV]]|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Anton and Shan Li|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011|title=Crescent City, Santa Cruz hit hard by tsunami from Japan quake|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-crescent-city-california-20110311,0,3043382.story}}</ref>
|-
|[[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coast, [[Mexico]] || No || Yes || {{convert|70|cm|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref>{{cite web|author=Associated Press|publisher=The Washington Post|date=March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011|title=Mexico detects first, moderate tsunami sea rise|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103985.html}}</ref>
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|[[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] || Yes || Yes || {{convert|50|cm|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref>{{cite web|author=Associated Press|publisher=CBC|date=March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011|title=First waves from Japan disaster have little effect on B.C.|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/03/11/tsunami-warnings-bc.html?ref=rss}}</ref>
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|[[Tahiti]], [[French Polynesia]] || Yes || Yes || {{convert|40|cm|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref>{{cite web|author=News Content|publisher=Radio New Zealand International|date=March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011|title=Tsunami reaches French Polynesia
|url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=59329}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Tahiti Infos|publisher=Tahiti Infos (in french)|date=March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011|title=Alerte Tsunami en Polynésie française
|url=http://www.tahiti-infos.com/COMMUNIQUE-N-2-Alerte-Tsunami-en-Polynesie-francaise_a19692.html}}</ref>
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|[[Easter Island]], [[Chile]] || Yes || Yes || {{convert|30|cm|ft|abbr=on}} || 0 || <ref>{{cite web|author=Suzanne Goldenberg|publisher=The Guardian|date=March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011|title=Tsunami alert sparks evacuations from Hawaii to Easter Island|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/11/tsunami-alert-pacific-evacuations}}</ref>
|}

==Aftermath==
[[File:201103011tokyo2.jpg|alt=A view across the city of Toyko, with a burning building in the distance|left|thumb|upright|150px|The aftermath of the earthquake in [[Tokyo]]]]

===Casualties===
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[[Tokyo Broadcasting System]] (TBS) has confirmed approximately 400 dead and another approximately 700 missing in six different prefectures (also reported as over 1100 dead/missing combined).<ref name="TBS1"/>

By 09:30 March 11 UTC, [[Google Person Finder]], which was previously used in the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|Haiti]], [[2010 Chile earthquake|Chile]], and [[2011 Christchurch earthquake|Christchurch]] earthquakes, was collecting information about survivors and their locations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pcworld.in/news/google-person-finder-japan-earthquaketsunami-launched-46662011|title=Google Person Finder for Japan Earthquake/Tsunami launched|last=Shinde|first=Jayesh|date=11 March 2011|work=[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]]|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Person Finder: 2011 Japan Earthquake|url=http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=ja}} ([http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en English])</ref>
The [[Next of Kin]] Registry [[NOKR]] is assisting the Japanese Government to locate Next of Kin for those missing or deceased.<ref>{{cite web| title=Massive quake, tsunami slams Japan List Your Emergency Contacts find Family|url=http://www.prlog.org/11368072-massive-quake-tsunami-slams-japan-list-your-emergency-contacts-find-family.html}}</ref>

It has been confirmed that two passenger trains containing an unknown number of passengers disappeared in a coastal area during the tsunami.<ref>{{cite web| title=Passenger Train missing in quake-hit Japan|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/full-coverage/8997732/passenger-train-missing-in-quake-hit-japan/}}</ref>

It has also been confirmed that a ship carrying 98 people was swept away by the tsunami. The current status of the ship is still unknown.<ref>{{cite web| title=Ship with 98 people swept away in tsunami: Kyodo|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/us-quake-japan-ship-idUSTRE72A24Q20110311}}</ref>

Four people were swept out to sea by the tsunami off the coast of [[Crescent_City, California|Crescent City]], [[California]], [[United States]], near the [[Oregon]] border, with two of them later found alive, one still missing, and one dead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=127779 |title=Waves sweep 4 out to sea in Crescent City as tsunami surges reach west coast &#124; News10.net &#124; Sacramento, California &#124; Local News |publisher=News10.net |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}</ref> A man who was taking pictures of the tsunami waves on the [[Northern California]] coast was also swept out to sea and later found dead.<ref>http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/11/live-blog-japan-earthquake/?hpt=T1</ref>

===Infrastructure===
The effects of the quake included visible smoke rising from a building in the [[Port of Tokyo]] with parts of the port areas being flooded, including [[soil liquefaction]] in [[Tokyo Disneyland]]'s carpark.<ref name="CNA0">{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1115810/1/.html|title=Tokyo Disneyland hit by liquefaction after quake|date=11 March 2011|publisher=[[MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia]]|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="CNA1">{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1115777/1/.html|title=Japan issues top tsunami warning after major quake|date=11 March 2011|publisher=MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> [[Shinkansen]] bullet train services in and out of Tokyo were suspended, though there were no derailments; [[Narita International Airport|Narita]] and [[Haneda Airport]] both suspended operations after the quake, with most flights diverted to other airports until further notice.<ref name="CNA1"/> Various train services around Japan were also cancelled, with [[JR East]] suspending all services for the rest of the day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/service.aspx |title=JR東日本：列車運行情報 |publisher=Traininfo.jreast.co.jp |date= |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>

According to Tohoku Electric, around 4.4 million households in northeastern Japan were left without electricity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/8997743/people-near-japan-nuke-plant-told-to-leave/ |title=People near Japan nuke plant told to leave - Yahoo!7}}</ref> Several nuclear and conventional power plants went offline after the earthquake.
[[File:Cosmo Oil explosion 20110311.png|thumb|right|Fire at the Cosmo Oil refinery in Ichihara]]

An oil refinery of [[Cosmo Oil Company]] was set on fire by the quake at [[Ichihara, Chiba|Ichihara]], [[Chiba Prefecture]] to the east of Tokyo.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8375497/Japan-earthquake-causes-oil-refinery-inferno.html Japan earthquake causes oil refinery inferno] Daily Telegraph, London, 11 March 2011</ref>

Japan's transport network suffered as well. Many sections of [[Tōhoku Expressway|Tohoku expressway]] serving northern Japan have been damaged.<ref name="mailonline">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365229/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-Fears-massive-death-toll.html |title=Fears of massive death toll as ten-metre tall tsunami races across Pacific after sixth largest earthquake in history hits Japan |publisher=Daily Mail |date= 11 March 2011|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> Many railways services were suspended in Tokyo, with an estimated 20,000 people stranded at major stations across Tokyo. In the hours after the earthquake, some train services were resumed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110311D11JF318.htm|title=Many Rail Services In Tokyo Suspended After Quake|publisher=NIKKEI|date=12 March 2011|accessdate=12 March 2011}}</ref>

According to an unnamed official from [[Chunghwa Telecom]], the earthquake has caused "some damage" to an undersea cable near Kita on the eastern coast of Japan but data transmission hasn't been interrupted.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110311-704733.html |title=Chunghwa Telecom: "Some Damage" To Undersea Cable Near Kita After Japan Quake |publisher= Wallstreet Journal |date= 11 March 2011|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>

====Nuclear power plants====
[[File:Fukushima I NPP 1975.jpg|thumb|right|The cooling systems of the Fukushima nuclear plant were damaged, and are running on backup battery power alone. A nuclear emergency has been declared for the area by the Japanese government.]]

[[Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant]], [[Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant|Fukushima I]], [[Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant|Fukushima II]] and [[Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant|Tōkai nuclear power stations]] were [[Scram|automatically shut down]] following the earthquake. [[Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant|Higashidōri]], also on the northeast coast, was already shut down for a periodic inspection. The [[Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant|Rokkasho nuclear reprocessing plant]], also on the coast, was being powered by emergency diesel generators.<ref name=nei-20110311>{{Cite news |url=http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?sectioncode=132&storyCode=2059127 |title=Japan initiates emergency protocol after earthquake |publisher=Nuclear Engineering International |date=11 March 2011 |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>

Separately, a fire broke out at the Onagawa plant.<ref name=nei-20110311 /> The blaze was in a building housing the turbine, which is sited separately from the plant's reactor.<ref name="guardian2011-03-11"/>

=====Fukushima=====

{{See|Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant#2011 earthquake events}}

According to the [[Associated Press]], Japan has declared a state of emergency following the failure of the cooling system at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.<ref name="BBC3">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698 |title=BBC News - Japan tsunami |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> Officials say there may have been a leakage of radiation or radioactive material.<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|title=Radioactive material may have leaked from Japanese reactor|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T2|accessdate=11 March 2011|newspaper=[[CNN International Edition]]|date=11 March 2011}}</ref>

One facility in Fukushima developed a mechanical failure in the reactor cooling system after it was shut down and emergency power supply failed but there was no radiation leak.<ref name="CNN-11 March 2011">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.nuclear/ |title=Japanese authorities order precautionary evacuation near nuclear plant |publisher= CNN |date= 11 March 2011|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> Past midnight local time, it was reported that [[The Tokyo Electric Power Company]] was considering venting out superhot gas from the reactor vessel into the atmosphere, which would not result in the release of radioactives according to Tomoko Murakami, leader of the nuclear energy group at Japan's Institute of Energy Economics has reportedly told Rueters."Even if fuel rods melt and the pressure inside the reactor builds up, radiation would not leak as long as the reactor container functions well".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/03/11/earthquakes-japans-nuclear-reactors-red-alert/#ixzz1GKMyIhWs |title=asahi.com（朝日新聞社）：福島原発炉内蒸気、外に逃す作業検討　放射能漏れの恐れ - 社会}}</ref> The core of the reactor remains hot however, so cooling is still required. Unnamed officials at the Japanese [[Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency]] reported that due to lack of electricity the emergency cooling system is currently powered by a battery, which lasts about eight hours. Another six batteries have been secured, and the government may use military helicopters to fly them in.<ref name="Bloomberg-11 March 2011">{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/11 March 2011/evacuation-order-issued-for-residents-near-japan-s-fukushima-nuclear-plant.html |title=Japan Orders Evacuation From Near Nuclear Plant After Quake |publisher= Bloomberg |date= 11 March 2011|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> A precautionary state of emergency has been declared.<ref name="guardian2011-03-11">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/11/japan-declares-nuclear-emergency-quake |title=Japan declares 'nuclear emergency' after quake |publisher= Guardian |date= 11 March 2011|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> More than 2,000 residents living within a {{convert|3|km|mi|sp=us|adj=on}} radius of the plant were evacuated, while residents living within a zone {{convert|3|to|10|km|mi|sp=us}} away were asked to evacuate.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yahoo News |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110311/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_quake_power_plant_4 | date=11 March 2011 |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="Fukushima-11 March 2011">{{cite news|url=http://wwwcms.pref.fukushima.jp// |title=District Name evacuation instruction: City Ookuma (夫沢District 1, District 2夫沢, District 3夫沢,小入野, Kazuhisa Hiroshi) Futabachō (Hosoya, Koriyama, Niiyama, Shimozyou, Yamada, Hamano) |publisher= Fukushima Prefecture |date= 11 March 2011|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>

Japanese officials have announced their intentions to vent "slightly radioactive" gas to relieve pressure within the reactor vessel.<ref>Fox News Channel live television coverage, 1:43 p.m. EST, 11 March</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/03/japan-to-release-radioactive-vapor-at-disabled-nuclear-reactor/1|title=Japan to release slightly radioactive vapor at disabled reactor|author=Douglas Stanglin}}</ref>


Some sources are saying that radiation levels inside a reactor at the Fukushima-Daiichi plant are at about 1000 times above normal radiation levels <ref>http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/76948.html</ref>

====Kesennuma, Miyagi====
[[File:2011 Sendai earthquake Tokyo.JPG|thumb|right|Stranded passengers on a Tokyo train. Major disruptions to train travel have occurred throughout Japan.]]
Major fires broke out in the city of [[Kesennuma, Miyagi]] whose population is 73,403.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8376945/Entire-Japanese-city-on-fire-after-earthquake.html|title=Video: Entire Japanese city on fire after earthquake - Telegraph|date=March 11, 2011|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/us-japan-quake-fire-idUSTRE72A3QW20110311|title=Blaze engulfs northeast Japan waterfront after quake|date=March 11, 2011|work=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref>

===Financial markets===
In the disaster's immediate aftermath, Japan’s ''[[Nikkei 225|Nikkei]]'' saw its futures slide 5% in after-market trading.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web|author=Reuters 10:05AM GMT 11 Mar 2011 Comments |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/8375674/Japan-earthquake-market-reaction.html |title=Japan earthquake: market reaction |publisher=Telegraph |date= |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> Other stock markets around the world were also affected;<ref name="TWR">{{cite web|author=The World Reporter |url=http://www.theworldreporter.com/2011/03/impact-on-economy-after-japanese.html |title=Impact on Economy after Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami |publisher=The World Reporter |date= |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> the German [[DAX]] lost 1.2% and fell to 6,978 points within minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2011-03/japan-erdbeben-tsunami|title=Erdbeben Japan: Riesige Flutwelle spült Trümmer übers Land|date=March 11 2011|accessdate=March 11 2011|language=German|work=[[Die Zeit|Zeit]] Online}}</ref> Bombay Stock Exchange or Sensex (India) also plunged by 0.84%<ref name="TWR">{{cite web|author=The World Reporter |url=http://www.theworldreporter.com/2011/03/impact-on-economy-after-japanese.html |title=Impact on Economy after Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami |publisher=The World Reporter |date= |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> Oil prices also dropped as a result of the closure of Japanese refineries and despite the [[2011 Libyan uprising|ongoing violence in Libya]] and expected [[2011 Saudi Arabian protests|demonstrations in Saudi Arabia]]. [[West Texas Intermediate|US crude]] dropped as low as $99.01 from $100.08 by lunchtime, with [[Brent Crude]] falling $2.62 to $112.81.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0311/oil-business.html|title=Oil prices drop after Japan quake|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=March 11 2011|accessdate=March 11 2011}}</ref> In [[Hong Kong]], the Financial Secretary [[John Tsang]] warned investors to "take extra care" as the earthquake may have a short term impact on the local stock market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/elocal/news.htm?elocal&20110312&56&740229|title=FS warns of quake impact on shares|publisher=RTHK|date=12 March 2011|accessdate=12 March 2011}}</ref>

==Response==
===Government response===
Prime Minister [[Naoto Kan]] announced the government has mobilized the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces|Japanese Self-Defense Forces]] in various earthquake disaster zones.<ref name="bl"/> He asked the Japanese public to act calmly and tune into various media for updated information.<ref name="bl"/><ref name="nk">{{cite web|url=http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110311D11JF296.htm|title=Govt Takes Emergency Steps, Kan Asks People To Stay Calm|date=11 March 2011|author=Nikkei Inc.|publisher=Nikkei.com}}</ref> He also reported numerous nuclear power plants have automatically shut down to prevent damage and radiation leaks.<ref name="bl">{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-11/kan-mobilizes-forces-central-bank-pledges-liquidity-after-japanese-quake.html|title=Kan Mobilizes Forces, BOJ Pledges Liquidity After Quake|date=11 March 2011|author=Christopher Anstey}}</ref> PM Kan also setup emergency headquarters in his office to coordinate the government's response.<ref name="nk"/>

Central banks have vowed to do their utmost to ensure financial market stability.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/boj-to-work-to-ensure-financial-market-stability-2011-03-11|title=BOJ to Work to Ensure Financial Market Stability|date=11 March 2011}}</ref>

===International response===
Japan received condolence messages and offers of assistance from a range of international leaders. According to the [[United Nations]], search and rescue teams from 45 countries had been offered to Japan. Japan specifically requested teams from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and the U.S.;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/us-japan-quake-aid-refile-idUSTRE72A71320110311|title=Japan requests foreign rescue teams, U.N. says|last=Nebehay|first=Stephanie|date=11 March 2011|work=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> it also requested the activation of the [[International Charter on Space and Major Disasters]], allowing satellite imagery of affected regions to be readily shared with rescue and aid organisations.<ref>http://www.disasterscharter.org/web/charter/activation_details?p_r_p_1415474252_assetId=ACT-359</ref> The [[United States of America|United States]] moved naval vessels closer to Japan for the purposes of providing aid.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42027612/ns/politics-white_house/|title=Obama: Japan earthquake potentially 'catastrophic'|date=11 March 2011|work=msnbc.com|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> Germany is sending search and rescue specialists from the [[Technisches Hilfswerk]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/erdbeben-zehn-meter-tsunami-trifft-japans-kueste-1.1070525|title=Erdbeben in Japan - Angst vor der Kernschmelze - Panorama - sueddeutsche.de|publisher=[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> <!--

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==See also==
{{Portal box|Disasters|Japan}}
* [[Historic tsunamis]]
* [[Largest earthquakes|List of largest earthquakes]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Japan]]
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==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em|refs=<ref name="jma">{{cite web|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20110311150154391-111446.html |title=Japan Meteorological Agency &#124; Earthquake Information |publisher=Jma.go.jp |date= |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>
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==External links==
{{commonscat|2011 Sendai earthquake}}
* [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php USGS Earthquake Report]
* [http://www.iibc.in/itws/ Integrated Tsunami Watcher Service]
* [http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/ Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]
* [http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ Seismic Monitor]
* [http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/ NOAA West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Information]
* [http://www.esri.com/eqjp Esri Disaster Response and Assistance, 2011 Japan Earthquake]
* [http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/ Google Person Finder, 2011 Japan Earthquake]
* [http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/03/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html Images of affected areas]
* [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/110311_JapanEarthquake Earth science data and information related to Japan Earthquake from the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners]

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