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The 8.9-magnitude temblor, which was centered near the east coast of Japan, killed hundreds of people, caused the formation of 30-foot walls of water that swept across rice fields, engulfed entire towns, dragged houses onto highways, and tossed cars and boats like toys. Some waves reached six miles (10 kilometers) inland in Miyagi Prefecture on Japan's east coast.
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Hundreds more people were missing, Japanese media reported, citing local and national police. Tens of thousands of people were displaced, according to Japan's Kyodo News Agency
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The quake, which struck at 2:46 p.m. (12:46 a.m. ET), prompted the U.S. National Weather Service to issue tsunami warnings for at least 50 countries and territories.
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Six million households, more than 10% of the total in Japan, were without electricity, said Japan's ambassador to the United States, Ichiro Fujisaki.
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- Laura Monterrosa on 13 Feb 12
  
  this tells us that the tsunami on japan is even more powerful than the one that was on thailand over 5 years ago,
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">this tells us that the tsunami on japan is even more powerful than the one that was on thailand over 5 years ago,</div>
  
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Officials say 350 people are dead and about 500 missing, but it is feared the final death toll will be much higher.
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A state of emergency has been declared at a nuclear power plant, where pressure has exceeded normal levels.
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Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami.
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The quake was the fifth-largest in the world since 1900 and nearly 8,000 times stronger than the one which devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, last month, said scientists. Thousands of people living near the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been ordered to evacuate.
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Measured at 8.9 by the US Geological Survey, it struck at 1446 local time (0546 GMT) at a depth of about 24km. The tsunami rolled across the Pacific at 800km/h (500mph) - as fast as a jetliner - before hitting Hawaii and the US West Coast, but there were no reports of major damage from those regions.
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March 2011
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The earthquake and tsunami led to soul searching in a nation already worn down by two lost decades of economic growth, a rapidly aging and now shrinking population, political paralysis and the rapid rise of its longtime rival, China.
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Naoto Kan, who had failed to galvanize Japan after the disaster and was forced to resign.
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This generated negative publicity, especially in South Korea and China. 
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n December, Mr. Noda announced that technicians had regained control of reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, declaring an end to the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernoybl.
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But for many of the people of Fukushima, the crisis is far from over. More than 160,000 people remain displaced, and even as the government lifts evacuation orders for some communities, many are refusing to return home.
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