The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami was one of the most powerful and devastating natural disasters in modern history. On March 11, 2011, a massive magnitude 9.0 undersea earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Japan’s Tohoku region, about 70 kilometers east of the Oshika Peninsula. The quake triggered a colossal tsunami, with waves reaching heights of up to 40 meters (130 feet) in some areas, sweeping across coastal towns and cities within minutes. Entire communities were destroyed, infras

On All Saints’ Day, Cebu quake survivors honor their dead amid the rubble WATCH: A month after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Cebu, residents in Bogo City — the quake’s epicenter — gather to honor their dead on All Saints’ Day, November 1, amid the rubble left by the strong tremor. Rappler’s John Sitchon reports. | Rappler