A collection of the most compelling images of the aftermath of one of Japan's largest recorded earthquakes
An earthquake-triggered tsunami washes away a warehouse and vehicles in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, Friday March 11, 2011.Keiichi Nakane
A factory building has collapsed in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011.FUKUSHIMA MINPO
Fires burn in a harbour following an earthquake and tsunami in Natori City, Miyagi PrefectureKYODO
Residents walk through buildings collapsed by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011.
A massive tsunami sweeps in to engulf a residential area after a powerful earthquake in NatoriKYODO
Residents check the damage done to a road house in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011.FUKUSHIMA MINPO
A pedestrian road has collapsed in the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Urayasu city, Chiba prefecture on March 11, 2011.TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA
People at a book store react as the store's ceiling falls in Sendai, northern Japan Friday, March 11, 2011.
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.
Evacuees stand around Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo on March 11, 2011.KYODO
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
Sendai Airport is swept by a tsunami after an earthquake, in northeastern JapanKYODO
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.
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.HO
A massive tsunami hits the coastal areas of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern JapanKYODO
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.
Buildings burn after an earthquake near Sendai Airport, northeastern JapanKYODO
Houses swept by a tsunami smoulder near Sendai Airport in JapanKYODO
Cars and airplanes swept by a tsunami are pictured among debris at Sendai Airport, northeastern JapanKYODO
A road is blocked by a landslide near Iwaki City in northeastern JapanKYODO
Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori CityKYODO
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
Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.KYODO
An office building burns in Tokyo after an earthquakeKYODO
A truck remains stranded on a road damaged by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011.
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
A whirlpool is seen near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern JapanKYODO
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image released on March 11, 2011 shows Maximum wave amplitudes calculated with the MOST forecast model.HO
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.
Buildings burn following an earthquake in Yamada town, JapanYOMIURI