– Magnitude of 8.9 earthquake, epicenter 81 miles east of Sendai in northeast Japan.
– The largest earthquake to hit Japan and the fifth largest in the world in recorded history.
Coverage:
NHK
CNN
Guardian
Huffington Post
Wikinews
Links:
2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami
Hundreds killed in tsunami after 8.9 Japan quake
Videos:
Earthquake timeline
Sendai Aerial Raw footage
Sendai composite video
Maps:
CNN Map
Photos:
CNN