Japan
- 2. Friday March 11, 2011 An earthquake hit northern Japan. It was a 8.9 Magnitude earthquake. It was the worst earthquake ever in Japan.
- 6. There were strong aftershocks. The earthquakes caused fires and giant tsunamis which caused even more damage and destruction.
- 7. At least 1000 people are assumed to be dead. Thousands more are injured. It is too early to know an exact count.
- 26. Why so different than the smaller earthquake (7.0) that hit Haiti last year?