What year was the tsunami in japan?

People in Japan also received texted alerts of the earthquake and tsunami warnings on their cellphones. Deaths The number of confirmed deaths is 15,894 as of June 10, 2016, according to the reconstruction agency. read more

Entire towns were destroyed in tsunami-hit areas in Japan, including 9,500 missing in Minamisanriku; one thousand bodies had been recovered in the town by 14 March 2011. Among several factors causing the high death toll from the tsunami, one was the unexpectedly large size of the water surge. read more

The second anniversary of the major earthquake that sparked a massive tsunami near Japan was at 12:46 a.m. EST on March 11. Even two years after the tragedy, parts of Japan are still trying to recover. read more

Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also called Great Sendai Earthquake or Great Tōhoku Earthquake, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. read more