> 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 Health Services

A total 3351 major healthcare facilities have been affected by this event.
272 hospitals and 1128 clinics may experience operational problems due to strong shaking at their location.
272 hospitals and 1128 clinics are located in regions of severe shaking and may no longer be operational.

Using data of the Healthsites.io. Latest update: May 2024 (only considering hospitals and clinics). In some countries, definitions for clinics and hospitals may deviate.

Impact on Energy Infrastructure

A total 54.64 GW of power generation capacity has been affected by this event.
Power plants with a total capacity of 17.47 GW (31 % 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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