Worldwide Monitoring Network Allows for Rapid Tsunami Warnings
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 17:50
in Earth & Climate
At 2:46 P.M. Tokyo time, one of the largest earthquakes of the past century hit just off the coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan. The 8.9-magnitude quake stirred up massive tsunami waves that battered coastal cities, especially along the east coast north of Tokyo. [More]