Natori. Satellite image of the town of Natori,Miyagi prefecture,Japan,taken one day after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck 130km off the east coast of Japan at 14.46 local time (05.46 GMT) on 11th March 2011,triggering an enormous Tsunami. It was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan and the 5th largest in the world. Tidal waves of up to 10 metres high swept ashore,devastating areas up to 10km inland and 'wiping Natori off the map'. Imaged by GeoEye's IKONOS satellite at 10.36am local time,on 12th March 2011 from 680km in space | |
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