<Table> 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> An aerial view of the Sendai region with black smoke coming from the Nippon Oil refinery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Tokyo Sendai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> UTC time </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISC event </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> USGS - ANSS </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 11 March 2011 ; 7 years ago ( 2011 - 03 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Origin time </Th> <Td> 14 : 46 : 24 JST ( UTC + 09 : 00 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Local date </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Local time </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Duration </Th> <Td> 6 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Magnitude </Th> <Td> 9.0 -- 9.1 ( M ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Depth </Th> <Td> 29 km ( 18 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epicenter </Th> <Td> 38 ° 19 ′ 19 '' N 142 ° 22 ′ 08 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.322 ° N 142.369 ° E ﻿ / 38.322 ; 142.369 Coordinates : 38 ° 19 ′ 19 '' N 142 ° 22 ′ 08 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.322 ° N 142.369 ° E ﻿ / 38.322 ; 142.369 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Megathrust </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Areas affected </Th> <Td> Japan ( shaking , tsunami ) Pacific Rim ( tsunami ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total damage </Th> <Td> $360 billion USD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . intensity </Th> <Td> IX ( Violent ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Peak acceleration </Th> <Td> 2.99 g </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Peak velocity </Th> <Td> 117.41 cm / s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tsunami </Th> <Td> Up to 40.5 m ( 133 ft ) in Miyako , Iwate , Tōhoku </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landslides </Th> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Foreshocks </Th> <Td> List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Aftershocks </Th> <Td> 11,450 ( as of 3 March 2015 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Casualties </Th> <Td> 15,895 deaths , 6,156 injured , 2,539 people missing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Citations </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> * Deprecated </Th> <Td> See documentation . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> An aerial view of the Sendai region with black smoke coming from the Nippon Oil refinery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Tokyo Sendai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> UTC time </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISC event </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> USGS - ANSS </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 11 March 2011 ; 7 years ago ( 2011 - 03 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Origin time </Th> <Td> 14 : 46 : 24 JST ( UTC + 09 : 00 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Local date </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Local time </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Duration </Th> <Td> 6 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Magnitude </Th> <Td> 9.0 -- 9.1 ( M ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Depth </Th> <Td> 29 km ( 18 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epicenter </Th> <Td> 38 ° 19 ′ 19 '' N 142 ° 22 ′ 08 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.322 ° N 142.369 ° E ﻿ / 38.322 ; 142.369 Coordinates : 38 ° 19 ′ 19 '' N 142 ° 22 ′ 08 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.322 ° N 142.369 ° E ﻿ / 38.322 ; 142.369 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Megathrust </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Areas affected </Th> <Td> Japan ( shaking , tsunami ) Pacific Rim ( tsunami ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total damage </Th> <Td> $360 billion USD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . intensity </Th> <Td> IX ( Violent ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Peak acceleration </Th> <Td> 2.99 g </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Peak velocity </Th> <Td> 117.41 cm / s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tsunami </Th> <Td> Up to 40.5 m ( 133 ft ) in Miyako , Iwate , Tōhoku </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landslides </Th> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Foreshocks </Th> <Td> List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Aftershocks </Th> <Td> 11,450 ( as of 3 March 2015 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Casualties </Th> <Td> 15,895 deaths , 6,156 injured , 2,539 people missing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Citations </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> * Deprecated </Th> <Td> See documentation . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how long did the tsunami in japan 2011 last
how long did the tsunami in japan 2011 last
6 minutes
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