Japan Earthquake - Aerial View
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![March 13, 2011, Otsu, Japan - Fishing vessels remain capsized in the port of Otsu, Ibaraki prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami hit this fishing vilalge. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000o.fnOa3cFG4/t/124/I0000o.fnOa3cFG4.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Soma, Japan - Inundated swaths of rice paddies strech from the sea coast to inland in Soma, Ibaraki prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami flooded this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003bQ8TTPceVQ/t/124/I00003bQ8TTPceVQ.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Soma, Japan - Inundated swaths of rice paddies strech from the sea coast to inland in Soma, Ibaraki prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami flooded this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pD2aIL_sxSM/t/124/I0000pD2aIL_sxSM.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Soma, Japan - Inundated swaths of rice paddies strech from the sea coast to inland in Soma, Ibaraki prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami flooded this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JC_uK69pAGQ/t/124/I0000JC_uK69pAGQ.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Matsushima, Japan - Limestone islands and cove of Matsushima, Miyagi prefecture, are smeared with oil slick on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after after a 10-meter tsunami swallowed this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002vYKrefeNbY/t/124/I00002vYKrefeNbY.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Port facility and houses of Ishinomaki, foreground, are obliterated on on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami swallowed this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japans northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000po0jMeoQHWU/t/124/I0000po0jMeoQHWU.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Minami-Sanrikumachi, Japan - Only a few buildings are left standing in Minami-Sanrikumachi, Miyagi prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami devastated this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MXAM30HjZPg/t/124/I0000MXAM30HjZPg.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Minami-Sanrikumachi, Japan - Only a few buildings are left standing in Minami-Sanrikumachi, Miyagi prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami devastated this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000k9OgarPeS4k/t/124/I0000k9OgarPeS4k.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Kesennuma, Japan - Two columns of pale white smoke rise from still smouldering debris in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami devastated this northeastern Japanese fishing port. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wwBuC0tQjbk/t/124/I0000wwBuC0tQjbk.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Watari-machi, Japan - What's barely left is once a town near Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after it was swallowed by a 10-meter tsunami following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 that jolted JapanÅfs northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nationÅfs worst and the worldÅfs fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000041XXfad6zP4/t/124/I000041XXfad6zP4.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Sendai, Japan - Sendai Airport in Miyagi prefecture remains flooded on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after the wharf was hit by a 10-meter tsunami following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 that jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ULU2CcQyYsU/t/124/I0000ULU2CcQyYsU.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Sendai, Japan - Only a few buildings remain standing in downtown Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after the wharf was hit by a 10-meter tsunami following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 that jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008DSDukmxW9c/t/124/I00008DSDukmxW9c.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Sendai, Japan - Containers are scattered on the pier at Sendai port, Miyagi prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after the wharf was hit by a 10-meter tsunami following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 that jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YSTklMyr0DM/t/124/I0000YSTklMyr0DM.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Sendai, Japan - Columns of thick black smoke reach high in the air from a burning oil refinery in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rikqhiAqiiA/t/124/I0000rikqhiAqiiA.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Sendai, Japan - Columns of thick black smoke reach high in the air from a burning oil refinery in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000eE8NJN5C3Ko/t/124/I0000eE8NJN5C3Ko.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Sendai, Japan - Columns of thick black smoke reach high in the air from a burning oil refinery in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OoG6pCDtvTA/t/124/I0000OoG6pCDtvTA.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Only a few buildings are left standing in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami swallowed this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000e5bXDrmTa80/t/124/I0000e5bXDrmTa80.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Only a few buildings are left standing in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami swallowed this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XPYM.EwdAME/t/124/I0000XPYM.EwdAME.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Only a few buildings are left standing in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami swallowed this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003LqjNI.7670/t/124/I00003LqjNI.7670.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Ofunato, Japan - A big chunk of the town of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, disappears on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after the seaside town was hit by a 10-meter tsunami following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 that jolted Japan's northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000aoHMMA0ROE8/t/124/I0000aoHMMA0ROE8.jpg)
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![WAKUYA, Japan (March 15, 2011) An aerial view of damage to Wakuya, Japan after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in northern Japan. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are conducting search and rescue operations and re-supply missions as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi throughout northern Japan. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YPUgDnBc0FY/t/124/I0000YPUgDnBc0FY.jpg)
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![WAKUYA, Japan (March 15, 2011) An aerial view of damage to Wakuya, Japan after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in northern Japan. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are conducting search and rescue operations and re-supply missions as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi throughout northern Japan. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000qU.Wxn_JlM/t/124/I00000qU.Wxn_JlM.jpg)
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![WAKUYA, Japan (March 15, 2011) An aerial view of damage to Wakuya, Japan after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in northern Japan. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are conducting search and rescue operations and re-supply missions as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi throughout northern Japan. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Zb4uWBgFK24/t/124/I0000Zb4uWBgFK24.jpg)
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![WAKUYA, Japan (March 15, 2011) An aerial view of damage to Wakuya, Japan after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in northern Japan. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are conducting search and rescue operations and re-supply missions as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi throughout northern Japan. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000hfn6vw0GGj4/t/124/I0000hfn6vw0GGj4.jpg)
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