What year was the earthquake and tsunami in Japan?

20 1 1 year. 2011March1March 14: 46 (Beijing time 13: 46) An earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the international waters of the western Pacific Ocean in Japan, with the epicenter at 38./kloc-north latitude. The huge tsunami triggered by the earthquake caused devastating damage to Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture and other places in northeastern Japan, and triggered a nuclear leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. As of the morning of March 30th, there were 27,593 people confirmed dead11232 in the disaster-stricken areas in Japan, and the police received a report of missing family members 163 1 person.