Japan's Eathquake & Tsumani

EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI AND NUCLEAR CRISIS
On 3.11.11 an earthquake attacked the coast of Japan that swept cities & farmland in northern part of the country. It was the most powerful earthquake that ever hit the country. While struggling with a rescue effort they had to face the wort nuclear emeregy. Japanese officials turned to increasingly desperate measures as tracings  were found in Tokyo's water & in water pouring from the reactors into the ocean. A month after the earthquake nuclear officials put the crisis in the same severity as the Chernobyl disaster.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/japan/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=japan%20earthquake&st=cse


Widespread destruction from Japan earthquake, tsunamis
The disaster's massive impact was only beginning to be revealed.
A 30-foot wall of water swept across rice fields. It engulfed all of the towns, dragged houses onto highways, and tossed cars and boats like toys. Some waves reached six miles (10 kilometers) island in Miyagi Prefecture on Japan's east coast.
 http://www.travelingtrees.com/japan-land-of-the-rising-sun

Japan earthquake: How Tokyo got an 80-second head start

The earthquake began at 5:46 GMT. It took 10 seconds for sensors to detect enough signals to conclude that the earthquake was serious & issue the alerts. Since the more damaging secondary waves traveled at 4 kilometers per second, it took 90 seconds to travel the 373 kilometers to Tokyo, Rondenay says. Many homes and buildings had been destroyed.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0314/Japan-earthquake-How-Tokyo-got-an-80-second-head-start