Q&A: 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and current status
Q&A: 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and current status The following are questions and answers on the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and developments thereafter. Q: What happened on March 11, 2011? A: At 2:46 p.m., a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan, triggering tsunami waves as high as around 15 meters which hit areas on the Pacific coast. Combined photo shows a tsunami-hit area (top) in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 27, 2011, about two weeks after the earthquake-triggered disaster in northeastern Japan, and the same area (bottom) pictured on Feb. 1, 2021. (Kyod...