Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
by Digital Globe/science Photo Library
Title
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Artist
Digital Globe/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Fukushima nuclear power plant. Satellite image of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Japan, taken after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck 130km off the east coast of Japan at 14.46 local time (05.46 GMT) on 11th March 2011, triggering an enormous Tsunami. It was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan and the 5th largest in the world. Imaged by the GeoEye-1 satellite at 10.56am local time, on 14th March 2011, from 680km in space. For the same area before the disaster see image: C008/9956.
Uploaded
September 13th, 2018
Embed
Share
Comments
There are no comments for Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Click here to post the first comment.