
YALE/TULANE ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM SPECIAL REPORT
On 11 Mar 2011 05:46 UTC, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck 400km (250 miles) north-east of Tokyo off the coast of Japan, triggering a tsunami. Because the earthquake’s hypocenter, or rupture point, was 24.4 kilometers (15.2 miles) deep, it is considered a shallow earthquake, the most dangerous type of quake. The level of destruction is […]