Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The most powerful earthquake in Japan's recorded history hit the country on March 3, 2011. Measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale the quake occurred off the North-Eastern coast of Honshu in the depth of 24 kilometers. The initial thrust was followed by around 40 aftershocks, many of which were above magnitude 6. The earthquake triggered a massive tsunami, that swept the coastal regions of Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate prefectures, triggering one of the worst nuclear disasters in history as well. Learn more about the calamitous natural disaster that devastated Japan in this book.