Earthquake in Japan 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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CNN visits mall that collapsed after Japan quake

CNN is outside Aeon shopping mall in Kumamoto, southern Japan, where at least three people are dead and three are missing, its operator said, after the building partially collapsed in a likely gas exp...

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New Year's Day earthquake that hit Noto in Japan had TWO epicentres

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Japan’s massive quake kills 25 people

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The Quake Struck Japan. Eighty Minutes Later, a Lethal Explosion.

Aeon, the Japanese retailer operating the mall, had boasted that the rebuilt structure was designed for resilience in quakes—and sure enough, it withstood the violent shaking this time.

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Rescuers search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13

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Death Toll Rises To 13 After Powerful 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan

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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Tracking the impact of the Japan earthquake in maps and charts

A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, causing damage to buildings, killing several and injuring dozens in one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world.