The massive quake knocked out cooling systems to reactors at the country's Fukushima nuclear plant.
The plant has been shut down even prior to the quake on March 11.
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It seems to have 21 stores not exactly making Apple ( AAPL) quake.
Yet since the last big Himalayan quake, in 1950, India's population has trebled and urbanised.
Rainien said that another blackout is possible because of the weakened electrical system following the quake.
They employed 40 people during the construction and had 25 on staff when the quake struck.
Just 11 minutes later, a second quake, measuring 6.3, struck 30 miles northeast of Tabriz.
The worst quake in Iran in recent times was the Bam event in 2003.
The quake's shallow depth, less than 13 kilometers (8 miles), likely magnified the impact.
The power plant's cooling systems failed after the quake and tsunami, leading to the reactors overheating.
Aftershocks can be expected for days or weeks after a quake of that magnitude, she said.
The quake left stone buildings in heaps, with rubble spilling over parked cars and into alleyways.
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Taipei did not get around to declaring an emergency until five days after the quake.
Of all the candidates, Soong is likely to be least affected by the quake.
The family dressed and prepared a bag for their baby, Laura, before the quake struck.
As of Thursday afternoon, Brazilian authorities had confirmed 15 Brazilians killed in the quake.
By 2Q in 1995, the nation still recovering from quake damage, profits had rebounded strongly.
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Once stand-alone devices are feasible, Quake hopes to combine them into a single chip.
All six reactors have experienced differing degrees of problems since the quake and the ensuing tsunami.
That quake also triggered a tsunami that toppled buildings, especially in the coastal Maule region.
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The 2011 Japan quake and tsunami were a wakeup call for the Pacific Northwest.
The Cascadia Subduction Zone, just off the regional coastline, produced a mega-quake in the year 1700.
Yes, Beijing was able to deploy sizable numbers of capable PLA troops to the quake scenes.
Team officials and players said they would be playing in honor of quake victims.
Another said he had come to understand Pakistan and Pakistanis better after the quake.
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In Japan, engineers must adhere to strict construction codes aimed at making structures quake-resistant.
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Aftershocks are continuing to rock the Solomon Islands, hampering relief efforts after a quake and tsunami.
In 2009 almost 300 people died in a quake in L'Aquila in the central Abruzzo region.
The plant still stands but the celebrated mud-brick citadel was ruined in the quake.
The oldest-known victim of the quake was Evandro Testa, 96, who was born in 1913.
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