When did the Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 occur?

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earthquake damage, Honshu, Japan, 2011 — Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 Aerial view of damage to a portion of the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, following the offshore earthquake and resultant tsunami there on March 11, 2011.

The Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 occurred on March 11, 2011. The magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 pm, with its epicentre located off the northeastern coast of Honshu.123