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2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

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A massive 8.9/9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean nearby Northeastern Japan at around 2:46pm on March 11 (JST) causing damage with blackouts, fire and tsunami. On this page we are providing the information regarding the disaster and damage with realtime updates.

The large earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for countries all around the Pacific ocean.

Local Japan Emergency dials:
171 + 1 + line phone number to leave a message
171 + 2 + line phone number to listen to the message

Phone numbers to consult about missing persons: (Japanese language)
Iwate: 0120-801-471
Miyagi: 022-221-2000
Fukushima: 0120-510-186 / 090-8424-4207 / 090-8424-4208

Donation

Your donations will support disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Note that donations to the Japanese Red Cross Society must be made in yen (2000 yen is approximately 25 US dollars).

Other ways to help: American Red Cross, Mercy Corps

Resources

Alarm and warning

Disaster message boards

Shelter information

Radiation and health information

Share or View Shelter Resident Lists through Picasa

To help those in affected areas who cannot register names on Google Person Finder, we are accepting photos of shelter resident lists. We encourage those who are at a shelter or evacuation center to take photos of lists of people who are currently there and email them to tohoku.anpi.google@picasaweb.com with the shelter’s name in the subject line.

Once sent, the photos will be automatically uploaded to a public Picasa Web Album (goo.gl/ganbare), so those who are unsure of their loved ones’ whereabouts can check.

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View shelter resident lists

Blackout information (Japanese language)


You can also access Person Finder here: http://goo.gl/sagas

U.S. State Dept. & Embassy Resources

U.S. citizens seeking information can go to the U.S. Department of State Travel site or call 1-888-407-4747 (toll free) or 1-202-501-4444. For U.S citizens in Japan seeking up to date information, go to the U.S. Embassy in Japan site.

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Transportation status

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Google Earth Files (download these KML files and view them in Google Earth)

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