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Tsunami and Earthquake Research

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location of sendai.

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Sites visited in 2010.
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Pre-tsunami Japan: 2010

Sendai Coastal Plain, Miyagi Prefecture

The map below shows the location of the M9 March 11, 2011 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu, Japan (the yellow flag, or eastern-most flag shown on map) and its proximity to Arahama Beach on the Sendai Coastal Plain (the red flag, or western-most flag shown on map), Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Map of an island and the surrounding seafloor with two flags drawn on top to show two locations.
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Aerial satellite image of Arahama Beach in 2010.

Vertical aerial photograph of Arahama Beach, Sendai, Japan showing coastal protection structures and township in October 2006 [Larger version]

Aerial satellite image of Arahama Beach in 2011.

Vertical aerial photograph of Arahama Beach, Sendai, Japan showing extensive damage to structures on the coastal plain. The detached breakwater and coastal seawall are still visible, and they appear to have not undergone significant damage although the tsunami overtopped both structures. Photograph taken on March 12, 2011 after the recent tsunami. [Larger local version] [Online full-resolution version]

Both photos courtesy of Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI).

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