Japan's strongest-recorded quake

Japan's strongest-recorded quake

MIYAKO, Japan - A man surveys the destruction to the tsunami-devastated city of Miyako in Iwate Prefecture on March 12, 2011, a day after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country.

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  • 2011/3/12 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2011 Kyodo News
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