On the evening of June 15, 1896, the northeast coast of Hondo, the main island of Japan, was struck by a great earthquake wave (tsunami), which was more destructive of life and property than any earthquake convulsion of this century in that empire.

On March 11, 2011, at 05:46:23 UTC, a magnitude 8.9 earthquake hit off the Oshika Peninsula of Japan. This is the largest earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history and one of the largest in the world since records began. The earthquake has triggered tsunamis, which have hit coastal areas of Japan.

On March 11, 2011

The photo highlights the devastating effect of Japan earthquake and Japan tsunami. This is by far the worst earth quake in Japan�s history. Earthquakes aren�t uncommon to Japan but the massive 8.9/9.0 magnitude has left thousand dead and thousands more missing.