Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

The Intersection
By Sheril Kirshenbaum
Mar 11, 2011 11:44 PMNov 19, 2019 8:08 PM

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Our thoughts are with Japan today after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake--the seventh largest in history--struck the Pacific Ocean near Northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami. Google has created an information page on the earthquake with tools to help find missing persons. UN Dispatch has also posted a list of Twitter accounts reporting on the disaster.

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