> massive and shallow MW 9.1 Earthquake offshore Tohoku, Japan

03/11/2011 - Earthquake offshore Tohoku, Japan

Event Characteristics
CEDIM Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Date & Time March 11, 2011, 6:46 a.m.
Magnitude Mw 9.1
Latitude 38.29 °N
Longitude 142.37 °E
Depth 29 km
Last Update 2021-03-09
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Impact on Energy Infrastructure

A total 68.20 GW of power generation capacity has been affected by this event.
Power plants with a total capacity of 12.15 GW (17 % of the affected capacity) may experience damage and/or interuptions due to strong event impact.

Using data of the Global Power Plant Database. Latest update: June 2021, min. Capacity 10 MW.

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