March 2011 Sanriku earthquake
earthquake in Japan
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Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Miyagi Prefecture[1]
- Country: Japan[2]
- Instance of: foreshock[3]
- Followed by: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami[4]
- Point in time: March 9, 2011[5]
- Located in/on physical feature: North Pacific Ocean[6]
- Earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale: 7.3[7], 7.4[8]
- Vertical depth: 8 km[9]
- JMA Seismic Intensity Scale: shindo 5-lower[10]
- JMA Magnitude: 7.3[11]