ID: C1PWNH (RM) Whole town was smashed by the great earthquake and tsunami hit the north east coast of Japan. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan on Friday—the most powerful in the country’s recorded history. Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011, that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country's north. The event began with a powerful earthquake off the coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island, which initiated a series of large tsunami waves … Shocking Videos and Photos from the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. An 8.9 magnitude earthquake, a series of aftershocks and a tsunami have brought down buildings and swept away houses, vehicles and crops in Japan Fri 11 Mar 2011 … Kyodo News/AP/AP/dapd On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, triggering a tsunami that wiped out entire towns, leaving behind a trail of destruction. The biggest earthquake in Japan's history Friday sparked three-story tsunami waves, hundreds of casualties, and towering infernos. Cars and other debris swept away by tsunami tidal waves are seen in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit the area, Friday, March 11, 2011. Tsunami in Japan .

The wave reached 16m high and 4km Japan Tsunami: 20 Unforgettable Pictures A giant wave tosses cars like toys, a yacht teeters atop a building, and a refinery burns in unforgettable pictures … The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike, sweeping away cars, homes, buildings, a train, and boats, leaving a … Japan earthquake and tsunami, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and killed at least 20,000 people.

PUBLISHED March 11, 2011 Continue Reading Aerial photo taken March 14 2011 of a house floating at sea near Sendai, Japan, in the aftermath of the earthquake + tsunami.