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Earthquake in Japan
Earthquake hits north-east of Japan causing extensive damage, triggering a tsunami. The earthquake scaled at a magnitude of 8.9 which sparked fires in Tokyo. Many casualties are also feared.
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| Type of Event: | Earthquake/Tsunami |
| Location of Event: | Japan |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 11/03/2011 |
| Charter Requestor: | JAXA - Cabinet Office JAPAN |
| Project Management: | Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) |
Products
Breakwater destruction - Kamaishi
Source: SPOT-5
Acquired: Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: Spot Image
Map produced by JAXA
Map produced by JAXA
The Liquefaction area - Urayasu bayside area
Source: Formosat-2
Acquired: 13/03/2011
Copyright: Spot Image
Map produced by JAXA
Map produced by JAXA
Great East Japan Earthquake - Shitigahama, Tagajo
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 14/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe
Map produced by JAXA
Map produced by JAXA
Sea Debris - Rikuzentakata, Kesennuma
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 20/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe
Map produced by JAXA
Map produced by JAXA
The landslide area - Ohtani mine
Source: GeoEye-1
Acquired: 13/03/2011
Copyright: GeoEye
Map produced by JAXA
Map produced by JAXA
Sea Debris - Yamada
Source: Worldview-2
Acquired: 14/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe
Map created by JAXA
Map created by JAXA
Tsunami damage - Otsuchi, Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture - Japan
Source: GeoEye-1 and WorldView
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 01/06/2010;
Post-disaster: 14/03/2011
Copyright: GeoEye and DigitalGlobe - Map produced by Clark Labs, Clark University
Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - Tsunami affected areas - Observed March 16, 2011
Source: WorldView-1 and QuickBird-2
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 26/03/2009;
Post-disaster: 16/03/2011
Post-disaster: 16/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe, NASA - Map produced by E-Decider
Minamisoma, Fukushima, Japan - Tsunami affected areas - Overview - Observed March 12, 2011
Source: QuickBird and WorldView
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 26/06/2010
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe, NASA - Map produced by E-Decider
Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant - Ohkuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Source: WorldView-2 and GeoEye-1
Acquired: 17/03/2011 and 19/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe and GeoEye - Map produced by Rochester Institute of Technology
Tsunami affected areas - Minamisanriku, Japan - Maximum tsunami inundation as mapped by debris fields and ground damage
Source: WorldView-1
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 11/03/2011;
Post-disaster: 14/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe - Map produced by USGS
Japan - Tsunami affected areas - Tagajyou (Tagajo)
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 04/08/2010;
Post-disaster: 14/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe - Map produced by George Mason University
Tsunami affected areas - Miyako-shi, Japan
Source: WorldView-1
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 11/03/11;
Post-disaster: 19/03/11
Copyright: DigitalGlobe - Map produced by GISCorps, Auburn University at Montgomery
Tsunami affected areas - Rikuzentakata - Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Source: GeoEye-1
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 29/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: GeoEye, NASA - Map produced by ImageCat
Japan - Tsunami affected areas: Onagawamachi, Miyagi Prefecture
Source: WorldView-1
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 11/03/2011;
Post-disaster: 14/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe - Map produced by Clark Labs, Clark University
Japan - Details of Tsunami affected areas (Shichigahama-machi, Miyagi Prefecture)
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 14/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe - Map produced by Pennsylvania State University
Earthquake/Tsunami affected area - Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Source: SPOT
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: CNES - Map produced by AIT
Earthquake/Tsunami affected area - Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Source: SPOT
Acquired: 14/03/2011
Copyright: CNES - Map produced by AIT
Japan - Tsunami affected areas (Ofunato)
Source: GEOEYE-1 and WORLDVIEW-2
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 29/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: GeoEye and DigitalGlobe - Map produced by George Mason University
Japan - Tsunami affected areas (Rikuzentakata)
Source: GEOEYE-1 and WORLDVIEW-2
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 29/09/2010 and 02/01/2011;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: GeoEye and DigitalGlobe - Map produced by George Mason University
Tsunami affected areas - Rikuzen-Koizumi, Miyagi, Japan
Source: WorldView-1
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 11/03/2011;
Post-disaster: 14/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe - Map produced by USGS
Tsunami-related standing water bodies - Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Source: RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 26/03/2006;
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.(2011) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency. - Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Japan - Honshu - Tsunami - Estimated directly affected inhabitants by tsunami inundation as of March 12, 2011
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DLR, Landscan - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Tsunami affected areas - Rikuzentakata (Osabe fishing port)
Source: WorldView-1 and WorldView-2
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 02/01/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: USGS - Map produced by AIT
Japan - Tsunami affected areas (Ofunatocho)
Source: GeoEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 23/07/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: USGS - Map produced by AIT
Japan Earthquake/Tsunami - Iwaki City, Fukushima
Source: RapidEye and IKONOS
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG and GeoEye - Map produced by JAXA
M9.0 Japan Earthquake/Tsunami of March 11, 2011 - Nakoso, Fukushima
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 21/05/2010;
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
Japan - Tsunami affected areas - Minami Sohma (The mouth of Manogawa)
Source: WorldView-2 and Quickbird
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 26/06/2010;
Post-disaster: 14/03/2011
Copyright: USGS - Map produced by AIT
Tsunami affected areas 2011 - Sendai, Japan
Source: RADARSAT-2, World View
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 26/03/2006;
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: USGS - Map produced by AIT - RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.(2011) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Japan - Sendai region - Overview Map - Observed inundation extent as of March 12, 2011
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Coverage of high resolution imagery for earthquake/tsunami affected area, Japan
Source: RapidEye, IKONOS, GeoEye, WorldView, Quickbird and SPOT satellites
Acquired: 16/03/2011
Copyright: Map produced by AIT
Japan - Tsunami affected areas (Ishinomaki Port)
Source: IKONOS and WorldView-1
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 27/01/2011;
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: USGS - Map produced by AIT
Japan - Tsunami affected areas (The mouth of Kyu-Kita Kamigawa)
Source: IKONOS and WorldView-1
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 27/01/2011;
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: USGS - Map produced by AIT
RapidEye imagery - Ogatu, Ishinomaki - Miyagi Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Minamisanriku (IV), Miyagi Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Minamisanriku (II), Miyagi Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Minamisanriku (III), Miyagi Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Kamaishi (II), Iwate Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Ohtuchi, Iwate Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Yamada (II), Iwate Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Yamada (I), Iwate Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Miyako, Iwate Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Tarou, Miyako - Iwate Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Sanriku, Ofunato - Iwate Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Kitakami-gawa, Miyagi Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
RapidEye imagery - Ogatu Wan, Miyagi Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG - Map produced by JAXA
Japan - Minamisoma - Observed inundation extent as of March 12, 2011
Source: RapidEye and TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Honshu Island - Sendai Airport - Situation the 14th of March 2011
Source: WorldView-2 and OpenStreetMap
Acquired: 14/03/2011
Copyright: Digital Globe, OpenStreetMap - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island - Sendai Airport - Detailed reference map - Situation the 4th of August 2010
Source: Ikonos, OpenStreetMap
Acquired: 04/08/2010
Copyright: GeoEye, OpenStreetMap - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island - Coastline - Minamisanriku - Hashikami - Tsunami - Highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5 and LANDSAT 7
Acquired: 13/03/2011 and 21/09/2000
Copyright: CNES, Spot Image, USGS, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Miyagi - Observed inundation extent as of March 12, 2011
Source: RapidEye and TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 05/09/2010 and 12/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Earthquake/Tsunami affected area (Iwanuma, South of Sendai Airport)
Source: IKONOS and World View
Acquired: 04/08/2010 and 14/03/2011
Copyright: IKONOS, USGS - Map produced by AIT
Tsunami affected area - Sendai, Japan
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 26/03/2006;
Post-dsaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.(2011) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency. - Map produced by AIT
Japan - Tsunami affected areas (Natori / Sendai Airport)
Source: IKONOS
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: USGS, Digital Globe - Map produced by AIT
Japan - Honshu Island - Miyako - Hashikami area - Tsunami highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5 and LANDSAT 7
Acquired: 13/03/2011 and 21/09/2000
Copyright: CNES, Spot Image, USGS, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island - Minamisanriku - Yamada area - Tsunami highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5
Acquired: 13/03/2011
Copyright: CNES, Spot Image, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island - Ofunato area - Tsunami highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5
Acquired: 13/03/2011
Copyright: CNES, Spot Image, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island - Minamisanriku area - Tsunami highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5 and WorldView-1
Acquired: 11/03/2011-12/03/2011
Copyright: CNES, Spot Image, DigitialGlobe, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
TerraSAR-X Change Analysis of Sendai area, Japan
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 20/10/2010;
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DLR, LandScan - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Tome - Damage assessment map as of March 14, 2011
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 14/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Composite TerraSAR-X imagery of the Coastline of Miyagi Prefecture
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 20/10/2010;
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DLR - Map produced by JAXA
TerraSAR-X imagery of the Coastline of Miyagi Prefecture
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 20/10/2010;
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DLR - Map produced by JAXA
Coastline of Miyagi Prefecture
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster: 12/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye - Map produced by JAXA
Japan - Honshu Tsunami - overview inundation assessment as of March 12 and 13, 2011 (sheet 4)
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: 12/03/2011 - 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Honshu Tsunami - overview inundation assessment as of March 12 and 13, 2011 (sheet 3)
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: 12/03/2011 - 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Honshu Tsunami - overview inundation assessment as of March 12 and 13, 2011 (sheet 2)
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: 12/03/2011 - 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Honshu Tsunami - overview inundation assessment as of March 12 and 13, 2011 (sheet 1)
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: 12/03/2011 - 13/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Torinoumi - pre and post disaster
Source: RapidEye and TerraSAR-X
Acquired: Pre-disaster - 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster - 12/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG, DLR, Google Earth - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Soma - pre and post disaster
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: Pre-disaster - 05/09/2010;
Post-disaster - 12/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye AG, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Sendai Airport
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe, OpenStreetMap, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan Earthquake as of March 11, 2011
Source: ESRI
Acquired: 11/03/2011
Copyright: ESRI, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Oshika Peninsula
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Oshika Peninsula - Yagawahama (sheet 5)
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Oshika Peninsula - Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant (sheet 4)
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Oshika Peninsula - Momonoura (sheet 3)
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Oshika Peninsula - Ishinomaki Bay (sheet 2)
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Oshika Peninsula - Onagawa (sheet 1)
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: DigitalGlobe, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Higashi-Matsushima - Disaster extent as of March 12, 2011
Source: RapidEye and TerraSAR-X
Acquired: Pre-disaster - RapidEye 05/09/2010;
Pre-disaster - TerraSAR-X 19/10/2009;
Post-disaster - RapidEye 12/03/2011;
Post-disaster - TerraSAR-X 12/03/2011
Copyright: RapidEye, DLR - Map produced by ZKI
Japan - Honshu Island, Minamisoma - Fukushima area - Tsunami highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5 and LANDSAT 7
Acquired: 12/03/2011 and 24/09/2001
Copyright: CNES, Spot Image, USGS, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island, Miyagi area - Tsunami highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5 and LANDSAT 7
Acquired: 12/03/2011 and 21/09/2000
Copyright: CNES, Spot Image, USGS - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island, Fukushima - Ishinomaki area - Tsunami highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5 and LANDSAT 7
Acquired: 12/03/2011, 21/09/2000 and 24/09/2001
Copyright: CNES, USGS, Google, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island, Sohma area - Tsunami highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: CNES, Spot Image, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island, Sendai area - Tsunami highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: CNES, Spot Image, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island, Sendai - Sohma areas - Tsunami highly damaged areas
Source: SPOT 5
Acquired: 12/03/2011
Copyright: CNES, Spot Image, Google, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island, Misawa area - Potentially affected areas by tsunami
Source: LANDSAT 7
Acquired: 21/09/2000
Copyright: USGS, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island, Hachinohe area - Potentially affected areas by tsunami
Source: LANDSAT 7
Acquired: 21/09/200
Copyright: USGS, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island, Miyako area - Potentially affected areas by tsunami
Source: LANDSAT 7
Acquired: 21/09/2000
Copyright: USGS, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
Japan - Honshu Island, Miyagino area - Potentially affected areas by tsunami
Source: LANDSAT 7
Acquired: 21/09/2000 and 24/09/2001
Copyright: USGS, ESRI - Map produced by SERTIT
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