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Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, March 11, 2011
A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's northeastern coast, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away boats, homes and cars along the coastline.
![Graphic provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows estimated tsunami travel times following a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on March 11, 2011 - (AFP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/CDE87855-1BF7-4B00-8982-67C286196613_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Graphic provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows estimated tsunami travel times following a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on March 11, 2011 - (AFP)
![Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan March 11, 2011 - (Reuters)](https://gdb.voanews.com/85FC78BB-755C-41B9-A78A-13BB6EB87C07_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan March 11, 2011 - (Reuters)
![People take shelter as a ceiling collapses in a bookstore during an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011 - (Reuters)](https://gdb.voanews.com/77733168-FF94-4096-BD8E-2D765722257C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People take shelter as a ceiling collapses in a bookstore during an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011 - (Reuters)
![Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture after a massive earthquake rocked Japan, March 11, 2011 - (AFP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/2F30C18F-8704-4047-A38C-2A546C9BE3F6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture after a massive earthquake rocked Japan, March 11, 2011 - (AFP)