A 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan near the city of Sendai at 2:46pm on March 11, 2011, triggering a destructive tsunami with waves heights of 6 to 10 meters that caused severe damage. The earthquake and tsunami most affected the Tohoku region of Honshu, Japan's largest island, which includes coastal cities and towns where the highest waves and worst damage occurred. Japan has the third largest economy in the world and is a major exporter of transportation equipment, electronics, machinery and chemicals, but the earthquake and tsunami disrupted global supply chains and markets.

2. TSUNAMI
 Location :Japan, 38.322 degrees N,
142.369 degrees E
 Time : 2 : 4 6 P M o n M a r c h 11 t h , 2 0 11
 Ty p e :9.0 magnitude earthquake
As often happens, the large offshore earthquake
triggered an extremely destructive tsunami with waves
heights on land of 6 to 10 meters or more, compounding
the damage directly caused by the earthquake.

4. The most affected areas

5. Japan is the third largest national economy in the
world, after the United States and China, in terms
of nominal GDP.
Japan's exports amounted to US$4,210 per
capita in 2005. Japan's main export markets
are China, the United States, South Korea,
Taiwan and Hong Kong as of 2009.
Its main exports are transportation
equipment, motor vehicles, electronics,
electrical machinery and chemicals.

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8. World market fall after Japan’s quake.

9.  Prices of oil,
 Electronic products,
 World Tourism business,
 Business of motor vehicles,