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BOOKLET to Provide Basic Information Regarding Health Effects of Radiation (5th edition)
Chapter 6 Situation concerning the Accident 6.1 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) Accident

Damage due to the Great East Japan Earthquake

Damage due to the Great East Japan Earthquake_Figure

A large earthquake centered off the coast of Sanriku occurred, at 2:46 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2011. The seismic intensity of 7 on the Japanese earthquake scale was measured in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture. This 9.0-magnitude earthquake was the biggest recorded in Japan since 1923 and the highest level in the world, equivalent to the 2010 Chili Earthquake (M8.8).

  • Included in this reference material on March 31, 2013
  • Updated on March 31, 2024
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