Events following Japan's worst quake and nuclear incident


  • World
  • Thursday, 04 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit KYODO/Via REUTERS

(Reuters) - On March 11, Japan marks a decade since a huge earthquake and tsunami left more than 22,000 people dead or missing and triggered the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

Here is a brief timeline of events after the 9.0 magnitude quake, the biggest recorded in Japan's history:

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