单词 | the Tohoku earthquake |
释义 | the Tohoku earthquake From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe Tohoku earthquakethe Tohoku earthquakea very powerful earthquake that took place on 11 March 2011 off the northeast coast of Japan near the island of Honshu. It caused a tsunami that hit the land a few minutes after the earthquake, and waves travelled as far as 10 kilometres inland. Many thousands of people died and a huge amount of damage was caused to buildings, roads, and railways. Damage to nuclear power plants in Fukushima made a lot of people worried about radiation escaping into the surrounding area. It was the most powerful earthquake to have ever hit Japan. → Tohoku earthquake |
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