Prior to the Tohoku-Kanto earthquake and tsunami of March 11, two similar seismic events — both followed by tsunami — have recently wrought destruction on the northeastern coast of Japan's ...

In 1896, an 8.5 quake hit Sanriku, Japan, killing 27,000 and causing a tsunami of 25 meters. The quake that resulted in the most fatalities occurred in 1923, when a 7.9 quake struck Kanto, killing ...

The Sanriku Coast - which includes present day Iwate and parts of Aomori and Miyagi ... The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami thrust the Tohoku region into the international spotlight.