Top 7 Largest Earthquakes in Recorded History - Page 4 of 9

Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

Date: 11th March 2011
magnitude: 9.0
Deaths: 15,800

Combined effect of 2011 Tohoku earthquake, aftershocks, and Tsunami was so enormous that 15800 people lost their life. This was an undersea megathrust earthquake, with epicenter at 70 kilometers east of Tohoku, Japan. With a magnitude of 9.0, it is among the Top 5 Largest Earthquakes in Recorded History. Due to the earthquake Japan had to shut down some nuclear plans to avoid mishaps. economic impacts of this earthquake were huge on Japan’s economy, as this earthquake leads to power shortage.