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Archive - March 11th, 2026: 15 years since the Japanese devastating earthquake. 

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the north east coast of Japan.
It was the most powerful known earthquake to have hit Japan and one of the five most powerful in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900.
The earthquake triggered hugely destructive tsunami waves of up to 38 meters that struck Japan traveling up to 10km inland.
Over 28 thousand people are dead or missing and over 125,000 buildings destroyed or severely damaged.
In addition to loss of life and destruction of infrastructure the tsunami caused several nuclear incidents of which the ongoing level... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. Earthquake and tsunami disaster. 2011. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. OTSUCHI. Man walking through wasteland. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. ISHINOMAKI, KADANOWAKI CITY. an area devastated by fire... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. Earthquake and tsunami disaster. 2011. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. HIGASHI MATSUSHIMA city. Earthquake and tsunami disaster.... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. KAMAISHI City. 2011. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. KESENNUMA. 2011. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. KESENNUMA. 2011. 

Steve McCurry 2011

JAPAN. Kesennuma. May 2011. Destruction after an earthquake. 

Steve McCurry 2011

JAPAN. Kesennuma. May, 2011.
(JAPAN-10057) 

Steve McCurry 2011

JAPAN. May 10, 2011. Ruins from the March 11th tsunami. 

Steve McCurry 2011

JAPAN. May 10, 2011. Ruins from the March 11th tsunami. 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. KESENNUMA. At the port. A car in the water. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. YAMADA CITY.

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. UNOSUMAI. Photo memories in the dirt. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. Earthquake and tsunami disaster. 2011. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. HIGASHI MATSUSHIMA city. Wreckage near the port area.... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. Earthquake and tsunami disaster. 2011. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. KAMAISHI City. 2011. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2011

JAPAN. KESENNUMA. 2011. 

Hiroji Kubota 2011

JAPAN. Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture. March 29th, 2011. Ruins... 

Hiroji Kubota 2011

JAPAN. Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. March 29, 2011. Ruins... 

Hiroji Kubota 2011

JAPAN. Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture. March 28th, 2011. Ruins... 

Hiroji Kubota 2011

JAPAN. Noda Village, Iwate Prefecture. March 28th, 2011. Ruins... 

Hiroji Kubota 2011

JAPAN. Noda Village, Iwate Prefecture. March 28th, 2011. Ruins... 

Hiroji Kubota 2011

JAPAN. Hachinohe Port, Aomori Prefecture. March 28th, 2011. Ruins... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

JAPAN. 2011. A photo album found among the debris left from... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

On March 11th 2011 a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit... 

Steve McCurry 2011

JAPAN. 2011. Broken glass and silhouette. After the Earthquake... 
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