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The Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, occurred on March 11, 2011. The magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 pm.

Debris and material washed out to sea and traveled across the Pacific Ocean to the west coast of North America.

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The epicenter was about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and the focus was 18.6 miles (about 30 kilometers) below the floor of the western Pacific Ocean.

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The earthquake and tsunami killed over 18,000 people, with several thousand victims never recovered.

Early estimates of insured losses from the earthquake alone were US$14.5 to $34.6 billion.

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Video taken by people at the coast right when the tsunami happened

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Video taken by people at the coast right when the tsunami happened

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In the video you can clearly hear the sound of fear, showing how difficult it is to experience one of these disasters and not know what will come next.

The earthquake generated a tsunami that arrived at the coast within 30 minutes. The tsunami waves reached heights of up to 40.5 meters (133 ft) in Miyako and traveled up to 10 km (6 mi) inland

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Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)

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Rare images found of the earthquake - National Geographic

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Rare images found of the earthquake - National Geographic

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We will be able to see this event thanks to some people who were able to record and share their experience with the rest of the world and prevent this from happening again by being more prepared.

It was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan and the third-largest in the world since 1900

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Rare Video: Japan Tsunami | National Geographic

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Event

Great Hanshin Earthquake:

It was caused by the sudden movement of the Nojima Fault on Awaji Island, a strike-slip fault that shifted along the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate.

The quake had a magnitude of 6.9 (or 7.3 on the JMA scale) and occurred at a shallow depth of 16 kilometers.

The violent shaking lasted around 20 seconds, causing significant destruction.

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January 17, 1995, 05:46 local time

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Casualties:

Over 6,434 people died, most of them in Kobe.

More than 43,000 were injured.

Damage:

Approximately 200,000 buildings were destroyed, including homes, offices, and factories.

Total financial losses were estimated at over $100 billion USD.

Impact on Transportation: Key highways like the Hanshin Expressway collapsed.Train services, including the Shinkansen (bullet train), were suspended for weeks.

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Place: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture: The epicenter was located near the northern part of Awaji Island, just 20 kilometers away from Kobe, one of Japan’s major port cities.

Surrounding areas such as Osaka and Kyoto were also affected, though Kobe suffered the most damage.

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Grabaciones del terremoto de Kobe 1995, Sin Reservas_Guatevision