2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Table:
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Smoke from the Sendai Nippon Oil refinery

Tokyo

Sendai

UTC time	2011-03-11 05:46:24
ISC event	16461282
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	11 March 2011 (2011-03-11)
Local time	14:46 JST
Duration	6 minutes
Magnitude	9.0–9.1 (Mw)
Depth	29 km (18 mi)
Epicenter	38°19′19″N 142°22′08″E﻿ / ﻿38.322°N 142.369°E﻿ / 38.322; 142.369
Type	Megathrust
Areas affected	Japan (shaking, tsunami)
Pacific Rim (tsunami)
Total damage	$360 billion USD
Max. intensity	IX (Violent)
Peak acceleration	2.99 g
Peak velocity	117.41 cm/s
Tsunami	Up to 40.5 m (133 ft)
in Miyako, Iwate, Tōhoku
Landslides	Yes
Foreshocks	List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake
Aftershocks	13,386 (as of 6 March 2018)[1]
Casualties	19,759 deaths,[2] +2 (Overseas),
6,242 injured,[3]
2,553 people missing[4]
Citations	[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Consulting the table, state whether the hypothesis is entailed, neutral, or refuted. Conclude with JSON {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"} — nothing else.

Assertion: More than 30,000 casualties total were caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

answer: refuted