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A collection of the most compelling images of the aftermath of one of Japan's largest recorded earthquakes
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An earthquake-triggered tsunami washes away a warehouse and vehicles in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, Friday March 11, 2011.
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![A factory building has collapsed in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011. (FUKUSHIMA MINPO/FUKUSHIMA MINPO/AFP/Getty Images)]( "A factory building has collapsed in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011. (FUKUSHIMA MINPO/FUKUSHIMA MINPO/AFP/Getty Images)")
A factory building has collapsed in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011.
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![Fires burn in a harbour following an earthquake and tsunami in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "Fires burn in a harbour following an earthquake and tsunami in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
Fires burn in a harbour following an earthquake and tsunami in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture
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![Residents walk through buildings collapsed by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)]( "Residents walk through buildings collapsed by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)")
Residents walk through buildings collapsed by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011.
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![A massive tsunami sweeps in to engulf a residential area after a powerful earthquake in Natori (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "A massive tsunami sweeps in to engulf a residential area after a powerful earthquake in Natori (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
A massive tsunami sweeps in to engulf a residential area after a powerful earthquake in Natori
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![Residents check the damage done to a road house in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011. (FUKUSHIMA MINPO/FUKUSHIMA MINPO/AFP/Getty Images)]( "Residents check the damage done to a road house in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011. (FUKUSHIMA MINPO/FUKUSHIMA MINPO/AFP/Getty Images)")
Residents check the damage done to a road house in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011.
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![A pedestrian road has collapsed in the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Urayasu city, Chiba prefecture on March 11, 2011. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)]( "A pedestrian road has collapsed in the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Urayasu city, Chiba prefecture on March 11, 2011. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)")
A pedestrian road has collapsed in the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Urayasu city, Chiba prefecture on March 11, 2011.
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![People at a book store react as the store's ceiling falls in Sendai, northern Japan Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)]( "People at a book store react as the store's ceiling falls in Sendai, northern Japan Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)")
People at a book store react as the store's ceiling falls in Sendai, northern Japan Friday, March 11, 2011.
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![Fishing boats get stranded on shore at Oarai town, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coasts on March 11, 2011. (/AP)]( "Fishing boats get stranded on shore at Oarai town, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coasts on March 11, 2011. (/AP)")
Fishing boats get stranded on shore at Oarai town, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coasts on March 11, 2011.
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![Evacuees stand around Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo on March 11, 2011. (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "Evacuees stand around Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo on March 11, 2011. (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
Evacuees stand around Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo on March 11, 2011.
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![The owner of a ceramic shop checks his damaged wares following the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Tokyo on March 11, 2011. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)]( "The owner of a ceramic shop checks his damaged wares following the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Tokyo on March 11, 2011. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)")
The owner of a ceramic shop checks his damaged wares following the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Tokyo on March 11, 2011.
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![Sendai Airport is swept by a tsunami after an earthquake, in northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "Sendai Airport is swept by a tsunami after an earthquake, in northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
Sendai Airport is swept by a tsunami after an earthquake, in northeastern Japan
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![Sendai Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi prefecture, Japan, after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)]( "Sendai Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi prefecture, Japan, after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)")
Sendai Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi prefecture, Japan, after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011.
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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image released on March 11, 2011 shows a model run from the Center for Tsunami Research at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory showing the expected wave heights of the tsunami as it travels across the Pacific basin.
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![A massive tsunami hits the coastal areas of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "A massive tsunami hits the coastal areas of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
A massive tsunami hits the coastal areas of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan
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![A chimney falls onto its factory in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, after one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coasts Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)]( "A chimney falls onto its factory in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, after one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coasts Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)")
A chimney falls onto its factory in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, after one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coasts Friday, March 11, 2011.
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![Buildings burn after an earthquake near Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "Buildings burn after an earthquake near Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
Buildings burn after an earthquake near Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan
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![Houses swept by a tsunami smoulder near Sendai Airport in Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "Houses swept by a tsunami smoulder near Sendai Airport in Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
Houses swept by a tsunami smoulder near Sendai Airport in Japan
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![Cars and airplanes swept by a tsunami are pictured among debris at Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "Cars and airplanes swept by a tsunami are pictured among debris at Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
Cars and airplanes swept by a tsunami are pictured among debris at Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan
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![A road is blocked by a landslide near Iwaki City in northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "A road is blocked by a landslide near Iwaki City in northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
A road is blocked by a landslide near Iwaki City in northeastern Japan
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![Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City
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![Fishing boats and vehicles are carried by a tsunami wave at Onahama port in Iwaki city, in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan on March 11, 2011. (FUKUSHIMA MINPO/FUKUSHIMA MINPO/AFP/Getty Images)]( "Fishing boats and vehicles are carried by a tsunami wave at Onahama port in Iwaki city, in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan on March 11, 2011. (FUKUSHIMA MINPO/FUKUSHIMA MINPO/AFP/Getty Images)")
Fishing boats and vehicles are carried by a tsunami wave at Onahama port in Iwaki city, in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan on March 11, 2011.
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![Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.
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![An office building burns in Tokyo after an earthquake (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "An office building burns in Tokyo after an earthquake (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
An office building burns in Tokyo after an earthquake
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![A truck remains stranded on a road damaged by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)]( "A truck remains stranded on a road damaged by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)")
A truck remains stranded on a road damaged by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011.
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![Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011 after a massive earthquake rocked Japan. (JIJI PRESS/JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)]( "Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011 after a massive earthquake rocked Japan. (JIJI PRESS/JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)")
Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011 after a massive earthquake rocked Japan.
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![A whirlpool is seen near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)]( "A whirlpool is seen near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern Japan (KYODO/KYODO/REUTERS)")
A whirlpool is seen near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern Japan
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![This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image released on March 11, 2011 shows Maximum wave amplitudes calculated with the MOST forecast model. (HO/HO/AFP/Getty Images)]( "This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image released on March 11, 2011 shows Maximum wave amplitudes calculated with the MOST forecast model. (HO/HO/AFP/Getty Images)")
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image released on March 11, 2011 shows Maximum wave amplitudes calculated with the MOST forecast model.
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![People walk by a ruined bus stop which was crushed by part of fallen outer wall of a nearby building in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)]( "People walk by a ruined bus stop which was crushed by part of fallen outer wall of a nearby building in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)")
People walk by a ruined bus stop which was crushed by part of fallen outer wall of a nearby building in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan.
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![Buildings burn following an earthquake in Yamada town, Japan (YOMIURI/YOMIURI/REUTERS)]( "Buildings burn following an earthquake in Yamada town, Japan (YOMIURI/YOMIURI/REUTERS)")
Buildings burn following an earthquake in Yamada town, Japan
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