Earthquake and Tsunami 2011

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Factbox - Japan's major earthquakes in the past 15 years

TOKYO, July 28 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, leaving many presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping mall, thousands of houses without power and factories suspended.

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Japan’s major earthquakes in the past 15 years

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Japan rocked by major earthquake; buildings collapsed, people trapped

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Japan ‘Races Against Time’ to Reach People Trapped After Large Quake

Rescue personnel are working to free those trapped in collapsed buildings after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto on Tuesday.

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Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan

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Major earthquake in Japan disrupts power and travel, deaths feared in mall explosion

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Live Updates: Many Feared Trapped in Mall Collapse After Japan Earthquake, Officials Say

According to local officials, the force of the quake collapsed buildings across the region, trapping people inside, as fires broke out in Kumamoto City, the regional capital.

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More than 100 aftershocks hit Japan after powerful quake that killed 13

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Japan earthquake death toll hits 18 as teams race to find people missing in damaged mall and paper factory

The 2011 Japan earthquake was so powerful it shifted the Earth - But how fast did the tsunami arrive?

The earthquake that struck the Asian country measured 9.1 on the Richter scale, and within minutes, the first waves began to be felt.

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'Life is a miracle,' but learning from disasters isn't: Lessons from Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami

In April 2012, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found on Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of British Columbia. It belonged to Ikuo Yokoyama, a survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan a year earlier ...