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Residents comb through the debris here March 21 after an earthquake and tsunami damaged the coastal area. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) deployed a humanitarian assistance survey team to assess the damage to the Ofunato port and bridge after an earthquake and tsunami damaged the area. Image Credit: Gunnery Sgt. Leo A. Salinas. U.S. Marine Corps March 11, 2011 Tohoku Japan earthquake and tsunami The March 11 earthquake generated a devastating tsunami that was observed all over the Pacific and caused tremendous devastation locally, including an accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Event Data:
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