# earthquake in japan today

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The 2011 Magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake: Mosaicking the Megathrust from Seconds to Centuries » Detailed geophysical measurements reveal features of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki megathrust earthquake. Science.org

Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami » On 11 March 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the north-eastern coast of Japan – the strongest ever recorded in the country – triggered a tsunami up to 30 metres high that washed up to 5 kilometres inland. It resulted in massive loss of life, environmental devastation and infrastructural damage. The disaster also damaged several nuclear power plants, leading to serious risks of contamination from radioactive releases. UNEP Update, 11 April 2011 While events are still unfolding, the scale of the disaster is all too apparent: more than 13,000 people are confirmed dead and 14,600 are still missing, making this the worst disaster to hit Japan since the 1923 earthquake. With a preliminary estimated cost of USD 309 billion, it is also the most costly disaster worldwide. Post-disaster waste management Along with the unresolved situation at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and pressing humanitarian issues linked to the large number of displaced and dispossessed, the management of the massive amounts of d Unep.org

Why Fukushima Was Preventable » Public sentiment in many states has turned against nuclear energy following the March 2011 accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The Fukushima accident was, however, preventable. Carnegieendowment.org

Multivariate Statistical and Multiproxy Constraints on Earthquake‐Triggered Sediment Remobilization Processes in the Central Japan Trench » Multivariate statistics on XRF-CS and MSCL data enhance the correlation of earthquake-triggered event deposits in the Japan Trench Each event deposit reveals a characteristic geochemical, physical,… Agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com