2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami

• Date: March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)
• Origin time: 05:46:23 UTC (2:46 p.m. JST)
• Magnitude : 8.9 Mw
• Depth : 15.2 mi (24 km)
• Epicenter location : 38°19′19″N 142°22′08″
• Type : Earthquake resulting in a Tsunami
• Countries or regions affected : Japan
• Total damage : Unknown
• Tsunami : Yes
• Landslides : No
• Aftershocks : At least 24 (13 above 6.0 Mw)
• Casualties : At least 26 dead, several missing[1]

The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami was an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resultant tsunami waves.[2] It was measured at 7 on the JMA seismic intensity scale in the northern Miyagi prefecture, while the Japan Meteorological Agency's tsunami warning listed the magnitude as 8.4.[3][4] Reportedly, the epicenter was located off the east coast of Tohoku, Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46 UTC (2:46 p.m. local time) at a depth of 24.4 kilometres (15.2 mi).[5]

The magnitude of 8.9 makes it the largest earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history[2] and the 7th largest in the world since records began.[6]