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A massive tsunami generated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck Japan's coast within 30 minutes. Waves as high as 130 feet spilled over seawalls. Within days, three nuclear reactors were disabled ...

People sought higher ground on Wednesday after Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami alert for Japan’s Pacific coast.

The earthquake was powerful. One of the strongest ever recorded. Unlike 2011's Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, there was little damage.