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Also Known As	Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident • Fukushima nuclear accident
Date	2011
Location	Fukushima • Japan • Miyagi • Sendai
Context	Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011

Did You Know?

The resultant earthquake was the largest in Japan's history.
Tsunami waves after the earthquake were up to 30 feet high.
14,000 times more cesium 137 was released from the Fukushima accident than the Hiroshima atomic bombing.

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