Fukushima nuclear power plant. Satellite image of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Japan, taken after the 2011 earthquake and tsun

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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 earthquake struck 130km off the east coast of Japan at local time ( 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 WorldView-2 satellite on 12th March 2011.

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Photo credit: © DIGITAL GLOBE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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