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The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred in a wide area including Sendai.
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Is it true that the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred in a wide area including Sendai?
Yes. Multiple sources confirm that the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami severely impacted the Sendai area.
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Wikipedia: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami
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Notes the earthquake tsunami struck eastern Japan including Sendai Bay.
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PLOS (all journals): Immediate Ecological Impacts of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami on Intertidal Flat Communities. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062779
Mentions the earthquake originated offshore east of Sendai.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 10.3.03%3A Tsunamis. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Kansas_State_University/Physical_Geography%3A_our_Beautiful_World/10%3A_Tectonics_and_Landforms/10.03%3A_Crustal_Deformation/10.3.03%3A_Tsunamis
States the tsunami wreaked havoc and traveled inland in the Sendai area.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: The 2011 Tohoku Tsunami from the Sky: A Review on the Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Methods for Damage Assessment. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/3/133/pdf
States the earthquake happened off the coast of Sendai.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tōhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami
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