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Japan 2011 Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear Emergency
This map shows the location of the March 11, 2011 earthquake, as well as the foreshocks (dotted lines) and aftershocks (solid lines). The size of each circle represents the magnitude of the associated quake or shock. (Image courtesy NASA)
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On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan and initiated a series of tsunamis and aftershocks that killed thousands. (In comparison, this earthquake was 32 times the magnitude of the 1906 earthquake that struck San Francisco and northern California.) The earthquake and tsunamis caused serious damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northern Japan. Japanese authorities continue to work to contain the damage, but radiation has escaped the damaged reactor cores and has contaminated water and soil in Japan. The situation is still developing – for up-to-date information, go to the Japan 2011 Earthquake/Tsunami page on USA.gov.
Additional information and resources:
AVMA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
USA.gov
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Food Animal Residue Avoidance and Depletion program (FARAD)
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Spanish resources
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