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Japan announces it will cancel ceremonies marking the anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus.
2020-03-3

Footage from the United States Geological Survey shows lava activity at Kīlauea slowing down.
2018-08-21

According to Tokyo Electric Power Company, radiations levels within one of the reactors of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, damaged by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011, are at its highest level since experiencing a meltdown, with a reading of 530 sieverts an hour.
2017-02-3

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports a magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. No damage or injuries are reported.
2016-05-20

The Development Bank of Japan announces plans to establish a 50 billion yen fund to assist auto parts manufacturers hurt by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-05-30

Toyota closes several plants in Europe for part of April and May due to parts shortages caused by the power outages associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-04-13

Sony announces that five more Japanese manufacturing plants will stop working or reduce hours as a result of supply problems caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-03-22

There are 9,500 people unaccounted for in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture.
2011-03-12

Quake survivors flee south from northern Japan describing the situation in their hometowns as "unimaginable."
2011-03-12

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