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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, causing tsunami waves of up to 1 m. As a precaution, Tohoku Electric Power shuts down the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant and Tokyo Electric Power Company checks the condition of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was struck by the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.
2021-03-20

Japan's economy shrinks by 0.3% in the April-June quarter confirming the country is in a recession caused in part by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
2011-08-15

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) claims that three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suffered partial meltdowns following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami; it had previously announced that only one reactor had suffered a meltdown.
2011-05-24

Japan's Sendai Airport partially reopens for the first time since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-04-13

Radiation levels 20km from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant measured at 1600 times normal levels.
2011-03-22

Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant: A state of emergency is declared by the Tohoku Electric Power Company. The alert was declared as radioactivity readings exceeding allowed levels in the area surrounding the plant although this later returns to normal.
2011-03-13

Between 300 and 400 bodies are discovered in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.
2011-03-12

An explosion is heard at the site of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant with four workers injured and residents warned of radiation leaks.
2011-03-12

At least 1000 people have died in the earthquake and tsunami.
2011-03-11

The United States Geological Survey estimates that it is the fifth strongest earthquake since 1900.
2011-03-11