Rare Video: Tōhoku Tsunami

Past Peek on Instagram: "On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time, a magnitude 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan, triggering the catastrophic Tōhoku tsunami. The massive waves, reaching up to 40 meters (131 feet) high, devastated Japan’s coastal regions and caused one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. As the tsunami raced toward shore, the Japanese Coast Guard vessel Mizuho, stationed near Kesennuma Bay in Miyagi Prefecture, detec

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami of 2011: Facts and Information

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami